Category Archives: Money

Got it at home

Posted by Santi on December 28, 2011 Comments Off

I appreciate the guest post, Kenneth Jefferson

I got a new satellite tv provider madisonwhen I moved here and thank goodness, is all I can say. I don’t know what in the world I would have done without my TV the last few months but you know, I’m just glad I’ve had some relief from how horribly boring it is here. Can you imagine being 28 years old and having to move to such a tiny town for a great job at a terribly small company? I’m still not sure if I made the right decision but I think I did – there’s something to be said for getting your productivity ducks in a row while you’re young and that’s what I’m trying to do now. I spend more time than I should watching TV and playing with the dog but you know, I guess it’s all about whatever gets you through the tough times. There’s something to be said for putting in your dues and that’s what I hope I’m doing right now – I don’t want to have to do this again!

The Fixing of Credit

Posted by Santi on December 22, 2011 Comments Off

I got the most pathetic email from one of my nieces begging me to help her get her dream car financed for her. She is currently out of work, lives at home and has serious bad credit issues for someone of her young age. Her folks haven’t got the kind of money that is needed to help put a decent down payment on any type of car, much less this dream car that she has fixated her self on recently. Times are hard, people are losing the jobs, their 401k’s, their homes, not the best of times for looking for family members to help bail you out. We are all feeling the pinch, people are scared and rightfully so, with the economy in the toilet, with no end in sight.

I would rather come to her aid with a plea from her in assisting with “help me fix my credit” issues, that would be an easier request at this point. If she were to try and finance a decent vehicle in these times, I’m sure that she will be stuck with an extremely high interest rate, one that would set her up for failure from day one. She needs to buckle down and get a job and learn how to fix credit reports and earn her dream car the old fashioned way, with a little blood, sweat and tears, instead of dealing with best credit repair service issues at this point.

Checking Out Pay-Per-Click

Posted by Santi on December 11, 2011 Comments Off

I’ve been thinking about hiring a pay-per-click service to assist me with promoting my web page. To be perfectly honest, I have some reservations about signing up with a company like that from the standpoint of a blogger because my blog probably doesn’t have as high of a reader following for anyone to click on a link and make me any money. But what the heck I’m curious and maybe I’ll gain something from the experience.

I asked my friend to give him my opinion of the company that I was considering using, so he agreed to look at their website. First he went to their Home page and scanned their readership. He found a few spelling and grammatical mistakes that kinda jumped out at him and smacked him in his perfectionist brain that he is known for having.

He then went to their Advertiser page, and saw some errors there too. He didn’t even bother going to the Publisher page because at that point he had located their “Contact us with Live Chat” link and promptly contacted them to let them know about the issues so that they could fix them. I mean really if they are going to appeal to their customers, they really should have a much better written website.

So I think that I will hold off just a bit and keep doing some research, not that I know a bit more about the whole process. It’s not like my blog is going anywhere anytime soon and Christmas is right around the corner sneaking up on us, actually 2 more weeks til D Day.

So Many Choices With Web Hosting

Posted by Santi on December 10, 2011 Comments Off

Really one doesn’t need to look any further than at Webhostingfan.com, for the latest comparisons on today’s top web hosting companies. They give you prices, plans and articles galore here, for everything that you need for making the best choice for your web or blog hosting needs.

With so many different webhosting companies offering this important service, it can take a good amount of time researching and shopping around, I really enjoy sites such as this that take the leg work out of the task at hand. The Internet just keeps making things easier and easier, can’t say that about much of anything else these days.

It takes only a bit of time to see what type of web host provider would best fit your needs and wants, there are a lot of good companies out there just itching to get your business, so sites such as this can be such a tremendous help, best to utilize it for all that you can.

Tarps To The Rescue

Posted by Santi on December 9, 2011 Comments Off

This weekend I was planning on taking a load of stuff to the local outside flea market that is still open since it hasn’t turned bitter cold yet. I have taken a good amount of time to gather up and sort a bunch of stuff, besides deciding on the price to ask and then tagging it all, and have the van loaded ready to go. So what really is upsetting is that the weatherman is telling us that there is a slight chance of rain coming our way. Not that I ever put any faith in what any weather person predicts, but it still makes me a bit uneasy.

I decided to go ahead and continue with my plans, but now I have to gather up some tarps to take along to protect everything in case it does rain. I’m afraid that I might only have those ugly blue tarps out back, I’d much prefer to have clear tarps so that people can still see what is on the tables and continue selling to the customers that still continue to shop even through rains. And I really don’t like the look of those blue tarps, never have, seen to many in the yards of trailer parks I guess.