Rent DVD’s for 1.00 or Free!

Many people subscribe to Netflix to get the rentals delivered directly to their house. The most popular DVD service is $15.99 a month for 3 movies at a time. Depending on home many movies you rent a month another way may be these great DVD rental machines that have popped up around the country. One [...]

Loews Hotel Overcharge Too Busy to take a call!

Last week I had a stay at a Loews hotel in Orlando,Fl. Previously I was complaining about the parking charge. Before I checked out I checked my paper bill and the bill on the tv screen on checkout. A few days later I noticed a seperate charge on my credit card for $4.90. I call [...]

Prescription Eyeglasses for $8.00 Per Pair!

I have a great deal for anyone who wears prescription glasses, or loses and breaks glasses and would like some spares. Zenni Optical sells glasses for as low as $8.00 per pair plus shipping, bifocals $25.00, progressive $37.00. There are no catches. You can pay $4.95 a pair for anti reflective lenses and there are [...]

Don’t Get Ripped Off Buying your Plasma and LCD TVs

I was in Circuit City this week buying getting a few very hot deals on Plasma TVs. I am very sure the store made little or no money on these transactions based on the price I paid with a special 10% off coupon. The only thing they could sell me were extended warranties and try [...]

Starwood Hotel Program-Does Gold really matter?

My brother and I use the Starwood AMEX cards and have accumulated a great deal of points. We both are Gold Status with Starwood which gives you various perks, upgrades, direct customer service lines etc. I find a great deal of inconsistancy with the policies using the gold status. Most of the time the status [...]

Concert Costs Add Up!

Concert ticket prices have hit all time highs. This summer many top bands have reunited because the money is just too good to pass up. I wanted to see sme of these concerts becuase I never saw these bands live when they toured. Recently I saw the Police in South Florida Dolphin stadium. My seat [...]

Chase Credit Card Security Dept in Phillipines!

Recently I had the displeasure of calling Chase credit card about an issue with my credit card. I had to call four times to get this problem resolved. Of course that included going through 20 questions and having a rep disconnect me. I ended up speaking to the security dept which I found out was [...]

Maxed Out-Documentary on Americans and Credit

There is a movie called Maxed Out that made it to DVD this month. It is about Americans and their use of credit. This is a documentary that came out last year. It is available from Netflix. While it is an interesting movie, it is somewhat one sided. There are some sad stories in the [...]

Invest in ETFs for the future!

Although my blog is not an investment advice blog I will discuss things that I believe are relevant to consumer savings and making your money grow. After being involved with Mutual funds for much of the 1990’s I became unhappy with the management of the funds and more importantly the funds costs and how business [...]

Hotel Parking Fees are Another Ripoff

This past weekend I was a guest at the Lowes Hotel in Universal Studios, Orlando Fl. This hotel charges from $125-$300.00 per night depending on season. I was paying a Florida resident discounted rate of $190.00 per night. The hotel charges extra for parking. The charge of $12.00 per day or $18.00 if you valet [...]