Archive for March, 2008
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008There will be no joking around this April 1st for Aloha Airlines employees and customers. Aloha will be running its final inter-island flights Monday, March 31st, 2008.
Where Your Tip Goes
Friday, March 28th, 2008Starbucks lost a class-action lawsuit for sharing a portion of pooled tips with shift supervisors. Part of the reason you should never tip any fast food chain.
My Monthly Expenses
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008With a recession on our hands and a looming housing foreclosures, I’m looking to reduce my monthly expenses to save money and increase my cash on hand to pick up stocks or properties at depressed values.
Get $50 Free For Your HD-DVD
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008Now that the HD-DVD format is officially dead, retailers are offering longer return policies and even gift cards to the unfortunate early HD-DVD adopters.
Airlines Update
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008Aloha Airlines is now up for sale. Financial backers have pulled out further support and Aloha is now in talks with possible buyers. Aloha repeatedly cited the increasing fuel costs as a reason for failing.
RSS Feed
Friday, March 21st, 2008I just added Google and RSS Feed buttons to BluefieldMoney.com. If you haven’t noticed they’re in the upper right-hand corner. Feeds allow your browsers to let you know when a webpage has posts new content.
No Aloha for Airlines
Friday, March 21st, 2008Yesterday, Aloha Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Courts. Aloha’s CEO blames the recent financial situation on “illegal actions of a competitor and other factors beyond [their] control”.
Beat Inflation,Buy This In Bulk
Thursday, March 20th, 2008My first suggestion to anyone trying to save money is to join a warehouse membership retailer.
Fed Overnight Rate Cut to 2.25%
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Federal Reserve lowered the overnight bank lending rate by 3/4%.
Worst Investments
Monday, March 17th, 2008Worst places to put your money.
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