Convenience Fees: What about all those transaction fees?
If you've ever bought or sold anything on eBay than you're familiar with PayPal. PayPal is an online money transfer service that allows the secure transfer of funds from one…
If you've ever bought or sold anything on eBay than you're familiar with PayPal. PayPal is an online money transfer service that allows the secure transfer of funds from one…
Manipulation comes in many forms; some we can live with and other forms are intolerable. I guess being influenced by salespeople is something we've come to tolerate. Let's face it,…
I had the perfect article written in my head about an hour ago; that is, until I stopped to get a cup of coffee. The barista was getting reprimanded by…
I'm cheap. Call me frugal, penny-wise or thrifty, there's no good way to explain why I don't opt for more expensive stuff. I love saving money any way I can.…
Ten or so years ago I woke up with a great idea to start a computer business. I had high hopes of opening a computer superstore stocked with tons of…
Why would someone give something away for free? Think about it; what benefit does it serve the person or organization giving the item away? The giver has to be getting…
Years ago my first business was importing industrial commodities from Asia. Due to mismanagement, the businesses failed and I learned a host of valuable lessons. I didn't have or need…
I was shocked when I went into my website's history last week and counted 240 articles I've written for the Gardner News. I never thought about the quantity of articles,…
One of the most stressful things I've done with my money has been day trading. Watching investments oscillate up and down feverishly while I wait for the right time to…
The new additions to the hundred dollar bill should make it much more difficult to copy. Counterfeiters will need to come up with some new techniques to make this one…