Most consumers like the idea of pay per channel cable TV, in which the customer would select a la carte the channels he actually watches, rather than pay for a bundled service with dozens, sometimes hundreds, of channels that are …
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7 Obstacles to Financial Success
Hundreds (thousands?) of new financial books are published each year. Only a handful become best-sellers. As you might expect, a lot of gems fall through the cracks, destined to soon be forgotten. The Quiet Millionaire by Brett …
Eye-Opening Good News: Coffee Prices Drop — Could Bacon Soon Follow?
Customer Service Done Right: When an Actual Human Being Answers the Phone
The ninth circle of customer service hell usually begins with a phone call looped through a maddeningly automated system known as IVR (Interactive Voice Response)—you know, the one in which you “Press 1 to continue in English” …
Why Are So Many People Freezing Food?
Frozen dinner … again. But maybe that’s not such a bad thing. For busy families hoping to save time and money, a favorite new meal-preparing strategy involves setting aside one day a month to cook—and then freeze—an entire …
Just How Much Are You Getting Ripped Off at the Car Dealership Service Department?
A car dealership service manager confesses that maintenance bills are routinely inflated with unnecessary fluid flushes and replacements, nickel-and-dime charges for regularly used “shop supplies” like rags and lubricants, and …
“You can’t add depth by adding depth.”
5 Restaurants Where You Can Snag a Free Meal Right Now
Among the current top offers from national restaurant chains are buy one, get one free breakfasts and dinners, kids eat free promos, and a straightup free steak dinner—no strings attached, no purchase required—from Outback Steakhouse.
So Are Gas Prices Going to Keep Falling or What?
Drivers were told that the price at the pump would steadily keep dropping throughout late summer and fall. Then, suddenly, the much-welcomed decline in prices stopped. What happened?
Did You Snag a $100 HP TouchPad? Triple Your Money Now on eBay
Here’s one undeniable reason why buying an HP TouchPad tablet at the firesale price of $99.99 was a good move: Mere hours after the tablets were available for $100, they’ve been selling for nearly $300 on eBay.
$16.4 Million Ferrari Sets New Record For Most Expensive Car
California auctioneer Goodings & Co., sold a 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa for $16.4 million on Saturday, the highest price ever paid for a car at auction. The previous record was $12 million, also for a 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa.
Do You Really Want an HP TouchPad Tablet, Even If It Costs Only $99?
Since the HP began offering its TouchPad at the fire sale price of $99 over the weekend, consumers have been scouring stores and websites trying to snag one (or a half-dozen) of the tablets—which sold at retail not long ago for (yikes) $500 apiece. The search for the heavily discounted tablet continues today for many shoppers who so …