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DIY – Getting a Handle on New Carpet

Saving Cents With Sense

While the Internet is a great tool for exploring price and quality options, there’s no substitute for going to the store and running your fingers through the pile. Jay Harris has been a Home Depot store associate since 2005 in the Chicago area. Do you have some tips on carpet choices?

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Collectible Financial Paper

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Dad too, liked collectibles – from old tools to silver dimes. The highest priced annual report I saw was a collection of Bear-Sterns reports from 1997 – 2003 and 2005. I come from a family with a few members that are avid collectors. My aunt and god-mother collected everything from spoons to stamps and dolls. Listed for $1995.95 !

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Mourning the Loss of Privacy

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Consumer Affairs reported that in 2005, CVS posted purchases made by holders of their loyalty card). Google dangles free goodies and tools for your use and collects and combines the profile information they ask you to enter in order to use those ‘free’ things. What I eat and buy at the grocery used to be my own business.

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