By Patrick on Apr 30, 2008 in Frugal Living | 19 Comments
I’m a big fan of saving money, and I’m an even bigger fan of cool electronics! One of the ways I like to combine these two things is to shop around for great deals on electronics items. The best way I have found to do this is buying discounted or refurbished electronics. The best part [...]
By Patrick on Apr 29, 2008 in Career and Education | 14 Comments
A first impression is the most important thing you give to a prospective employer. Your interviewer has already read your resume, and may have even talked to you on the phone. Chances are, they have already formed a preliminary opinion of you. When you step into that interview room, it is important that you need [...]
By Patrick on Apr 28, 2008 in Deals | 6 Comments
I recently signed up for Revolution Money Exchange, a new on-line money exchange company, much like PayPal but without as many fees (see my Revolution Money Exchange review).
So far I have enjoyed their service and have used it to both send and receive money between individuals, and send and receive money from my financial institution [...]
By Patrick on Apr 27, 2008 in Personal Finance | 11 Comments
Hello everyone. It looks like the IRS decided to send out the economic stimulus rebates early. I have no problem receiving my rebate almost a week earlier than initially scheduled!
My wife and I don’t actually have any big plans for the money - after paying my tax bill this year ($1,100) and receiving the rebate [...]
By Patrick on Apr 25, 2008 in Taxes | 258 Comments
The IRS announced today that they will send out economic stimulus payments starting this Monday, April 28th. This is almost a week earlier than the originally planned date of May 2nd. The reason given for the early send off? To stimulate the economy.
Actually, that is the whole reason for the stimulus to begin with, but [...]