February 4, 2012

A Fan can Keep Your Heating Bill Down

Some people use sealing fans for show, others use them as a cool refreshing breeze in the summer heat. But did you know that have a ceiling fan running in the winter can keep your heating bill down? Hot Air Rises. Why do you think you’re supposed to crawl along the ground in case of [...]

Trade For Free For 45 Days

If you’ve ever wanted to take that $2000 that’s been burning a hole in your pocket and play the markets, now may be your best shot. TD Ameritrade is offering 45 Days of Free Trading if you open an account with them and fund your account with $2000. I personally don’t use TD Ameritrade so [...]

What is Intrinsic Value

You’ve heard people talk about the real value of a company. You’ve heard about value investors like Warren Buffet, and maybe even Benjamin Graham. But what is intrinsic value? Intrinsic value is simple by definition. It’s the actual value of a security (stock or company) taking into account everything. The intrinsic value can be found differently [...]

Save On Your Heating Bill By Stopping Home Leaks

We recently wrote about how you can save money by sealing off rooms in your house from unwanted heating. Keeping heat from getting into rooms you don’t use just makes sense. Why waste the energy and the money. But what about all the possible leaks you have in the rest of your house. You surely [...]

Re-Gifting is for real, And it can save you money

Many people remember the great “re-gifting” episode on Seinfeld, with the label maker and Elaine. It was a funny episode and, what I thought at the time, killed the re-gifting. Most people joke about the crazy uncle who re-gifts blatantly and you probably have joked about him before. But what’s so wrong with re-gifting. Now it [...]

Skip Starbucks and Save $500

Single Cup Coffee Maker

Here’s a quick little savings tip for all you coffee lovers out there. Do you stop and get a cup of coffee everyday? Whether it be from Starbucks or McDonald’s all those coffees add up. If you get one cup of coffee every single day of the year, at an average price of $2 per [...]

Close that Door If You aren’t Using the Room

With the rising costs involved in heating your home you’ll need to figure out as many ways as possible to cut that heating bill. One way you can save on heating this year is by blocking off rooms that you aren’t using. Why heat a room if you’re never in it. It’s wasted BTU’s which [...]