Chicken of the Sea

It continues to amaze me that we live in a world where on the same day, a firefighter; Tom Panzica risked his life to save a dog that fell into the ice covered pond, then Captain Francesco Schettino, the Costa Concordia captain at the center of one of Italy’s...

Shopping Hint for the Holidays

If you are considering the purchase of an expensive item, then I suggest you do your homework.   Get online. Call around. Check the newspapers. There are deals to be had if you simply do a little homework.   A friend was interested in getting new appliances....

American Airlines – Touch and Go

Today American Airlines filed for bankruptcy. There is a huge difference between former airline bankruptcies and American because they have liquidity with $4.1 Billion in cash. How can you be bankrupt with four billion dollars in the bank? Simple. You owe more than...

No Bank Fees: The Tribe Has Spoken

photo credit: Luke Redmond There is a growing trend for the tribe to speak its mind. Customers are angry about bank fees. So they created Bank Transfer Day for Nov. 5 urging others to move their accounts to credit unions or smaller banks. Complaints from President...

Flip Swap

photo credit: JD Hancock Steve Jobs would be angry. AT&T has partnered with Flipswap to accept your old iPhones as a trade in for the iPhone 4S. The concept is great, the execution is flawed. Read the fine print. Flipswap and the AT&T representative said they...