Have you ever suffered “buyer’s remorse?” God knows I have. I’ve made a number of colossally idiotic purchases during my adult life. What follows are just a few choice examples, starting on a small scale and escalating from there, and as Dave Barry always says, “I am not making this up:”
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One benefit of our current economic malaise – and there certainly aren’t many! – is the availability of some terrific travel deals. In the last couple of months you’ve no doubt seen stories about killer Vegas deals – this one is from Reuters - stemming from the double whammy of the slowdown and high gas [...]
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Do you sometimes get to the end of the month and wonder where your money went? Are you living from paycheck to paycheck and believe that you can’t get ahead of the bills and save? Do you sometimes make impulse purchases and afterward feel guilty or privately admit to yourself that you made a mistake? [...]
Mary Hunt, founder of Debt Free Living, recently posted an excellent article about several things you should never purchase new. Her list includes several obvious choices – cars, console games and timeshares, as well as a few somewhat surprising items. One item I’d suggest adding to such a list is baby clothes – they’re often [...]
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There’s an easy way to discover hidden bargains on eBay – bargains that your typical eBay user will never find. Simple, free and incredibly easy to use, it’s called TypoBuddy. Typo Buddy let’s you identify those auctions with misspelled product and brand names in their listings. Interested in a “Callaway Golf” driver? It turns out [...]
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If mutual funds are a cornerstone of your investment strategy, you need to check out Chip and Dan Heath’s most recent Fast Company column. Citing a study fielded by a team of financial researchers, as well as commentary by David F. Swensen, the highly successful manager of Harvard’s endowment since 1985, the Heath brothers present [...]
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