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November 2008

Stores Want Your Money and Get Creative to Get It (and Keep It)

by That One Caveman on November 25, 2008

While retailers count on the holiday shopping season every year to start building their profit for the year, they do everything they can to keep you coming in year-round. Sometimes the deals they propose are actually bargains, but commonly they’re nothing more than a ploy to take your money. Keep you wits about [...]

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Friday Link Love – Holiday Kickoff Edition

by That One Caveman on November 21, 2008

As if you didn’t know already, we’re preparing to kick off the 2008 holiday season. This year really has seemed to fly by fast. I’m not sure where all the time went, but I know I’d like to have some of it back.
We’re now within a month of my first blogging anniversary. [...]

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How to Keep Your Sanity When Christmas Shopping

by That One Caveman on November 20, 2008

The Christmas shopping season is upon us. Malls are cramped with people shuffling through racks trying to pick the best deals. Stores are opening earlier and and closing later while hoping to get a piece of the ever-shrinking spending pie. And I’m stuck here wondering how I’m going to get everything done in [...]

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Swift and Efficient Customer Service Saves the Day

by That One Caveman on November 19, 2008

Antenna

Just last week, I wrote about how Charter Cable really dropped the ball with me and lost me as a customer completely due to poor customer service (and unfair charges). To replace my outgoing cable service, I purchased a TV antenna on Amazon.com. After a few shipping delays, it finally arrived on Monday.
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Tip’d: A Financial Focus on Social Bookmarking

by That One Caveman on November 18, 2008

A few weeks ago, I heard about a new social bookmarking service that was starting up. I’m not usually into following “social-whatever” trends, but this one caught my eye. The service was curiously named Tip’d and it offered Digg-style voting for finance-related topics. I signed up and immediately fell in love with [...]

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Twitter: Joining the Conversation

by That One Caveman on November 14, 2008

I’m not one to normally sign up for the so-called “social networks” because I’ve found it takes way too much time to keep them updated. But after months of resisting invitations and such, I’ve finally signed up for Twitter. (Thanks to Financial Ramblings for pushing me over the edge.) :)
You can follow [...]

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