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5 Reasons Consumers Prefer Online Shopping

On January 26, 2018February 8, 2018 By admin

Online shopping has become the only way that some people shop. It’s possible to buy nearly anything on the Internet from clothes to medicine and even groceries. It’s pretty clear that convenience is a driving force behind the increase in online shopping, but here are four other reasons why consumers...

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State of Affairs

On May 8, 2017January 8, 2018 By admin

State of Affairs- not sure why I wanted to use that fancy title but here'a quick update on things. First of all you already know that WE are financial train wreck waiting to crash or collide with something and when that happens we may finally become responsible adults. Credit Card:...

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iPhone, Android and Apple Watch

On March 8, 2017January 8, 2018 By admin

iPhone, Android and Apple Watch I can't believe I have been using my wife's old iPhone 5 since I bought her a new one on this post. That was the phone I bought for her way back in 2012 while I was working in New York. Fast forward to 2016...

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2016 United Airlines NYC Half RECAP

On March 8, 2017January 8, 2018 By admin

I did it! I ran my 4th Half Marathon this past Sunday. As I said on my previous post, I ran in the 2016 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon and I had a blast! Wife and I left Houston on Friday morning at 7 AM and arrived at LaGuardia airport...

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United Airlines NYC Half

On March 8, 2017January 8, 2018 By admin

Next Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 7:30am I will be running in the United NYC Half Marathon! I will be running all over Manhattan, from Central Park through Times Square to South Street Seaport with 20,000 other runners. Wife and I are flying out next Friday morning and arriving in...

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Citi Annual Account Summary

On February 8, 2017January 8, 2018 By admin

Citi Annual Account Summary CITI, Credit Cards, Expenses Last month I got my annual account summary for our Citi Thank You credit card so let's take a quick look at the numbers. Keep in mind this is only for one account, this is not for our Citi Forward card which...

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February 2016 Credit Card Updates

On January 8, 2017January 8, 2018 By admin

A few weeks ago I did a quick update on our credit cards so let's take a look and see where we are as of today. On the link above you can see I had that pesky Best Buy balance lurking around and actually had to charge another gift to...

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New Roof Killed My Savings

On April 8, 2016January 8, 2018 By admin

Oh the joys of home ownership... Our house was built in 2001 and 15 years later it is time to replace the roof. I have never done any kind of repairs on our roof even after going through both hurricane Ike and Rita which hit the Houston area pretty hard....

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Credit Card Rewards

On March 8, 2016January 8, 2018 By admin

Let's take a look and see how many Citi Thank You points we redeemed last year. Points and rewards can be good and bad, we usually put everything on the credit card but as you've seen here we always overspend and charge way too much. I still do a lot...

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$1000 bill

On February 8, 2016January 8, 2018 By admin

Ha! This is a bit of a crazy post! I had a little bit of extra money (money I should be sending to the cc) in my PayPal account and decided to buy a $1,000 bill! I am the proud owner of a 1934 banknote that still legal tender and...