The U.S. government wants to reduce our carbon footprint bad enough that they're willing to pay us to help out. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the stimulus bill) extended many consumer tax incentives for making your home more energy efficient. For example, tax credits are available for existing homes and new construction that install geothermal heat pumps, solar panels and small wind-energy systems, to name a few.
While it's true that sometimes we aren't responsible with credit cards, some credit card companies aren't exactly helpful when it comes to informing their customers on changing billing practices, etc.
Mother's Day is this Sunday. That's right, May 10, 2009. In honor of moms everywhere, here are some Mother's Day stats courtesy of census.gov:
Ahh...coffee. There is nothing better than enjoying a hot, tasty cup of caffeine-laced goodness before starting your day. Unfortunately, the wallets of coffee-lovers across the nation are feeling the pinch.
Want to cut your costs? You've got a few options:
Pizza. It's what's for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Some U.S. pizza makers have even incoporated toppings such as peanut butter & jelly and bacon & eggs to satisfy the cravings of breakfast lovers.
Here are some stats on just how much we love pizza here in the U.S. of A:
As much as I love local commericals, watching TV shows and movies from online sources is growing on me. The same is true for the rest of America, in which 24 million households are projected to use web-to-TV services by 2013.
In February's brass 10, Interviewer Inquisition, we advised you be proactive in your next interview and take the extra step of asking your interviewer a few questions. While that is important, you're probably more worried about what they're going to ask.
(Update, July 2010: Wesabe will discontinue its service as of July 31, 2010.)
This is a continuation of the Modern Money Managers series. See past posts on Mint and Microsoft Money.
At the end of last month I laid out a challenge for myself: I would not use my credit card for the month of May. At that time I had $586 in my checking account and was feeling very confident in my abilities to live even cheaper than I do now. "I'm interning at a company that is dedicated to better money management, and I'm a college
student," I thought. "Cheap is my profession." Ha!
Here's a cool concept for a changing economic landscape: name your own price for what you want to buy. If it sounds too good to be true, it's because cynicism is ingrained in our culture.
Though some have already begun this process, all television stations must convert to all-digital broadcasting by June 12.
If your cell phone contract is anything like mine, every two years you get a voucher giving you a certain amount of money toward a new phone. That's all well and good, because who doesn't like getting new gadgets? The problem is, what are you going to do with your old phone?
The easiest option, of course, is to just throw it away. But instead you could throw it to someone who needs that phone with just a bit more effort. There are several charities set up for that purpose:
