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CVS Done Me Wrong!

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Actually, they are making it difficult for a lot of us.  CVS is near my home and I have filled my prescriptions there for nearly three years now.  They had in me a loyal customer, because they matched Wal-Mart’s price of $10 for a three month refill.  That is, until this week.  They will fill it for […]

Another Duh Moment

Monday, December 1st, 2008

So, where has everyone been?  I just now received a breaking news alert from the New York Times.  It seems as if investors had no clue that our economy is going down the tubes and that we are in a recession.  The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 679.95 points or 7.7 percent today as the announcement came […]

They Finally Figured It Out

Monday, December 1st, 2008

I just received a news alert from The New York Times.  We have been in a recession since December, 2007.  I wonder what made it so difficult that it took a year for this group of economists to finally decide that.  I don’t suppose it was because the government wanted to keep us in the dark about […]

Charting the Course

Monday, November 10th, 2008

It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book’s FIRST chapter! You never know when […]

Another Winner

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Ben at Money Smart Life has announced the second winner of $50.  Congratulations, Rita and thank you, Ben.  As a result of his reader survey, he learned that many of the people who are newer to reading about personal finance wanted to learn more about stocks and investing.  He started a new series on how the […]