October 2008

Buy and Bail?

I have heard of “bait and switch”, but I have never heard of “buy and bail” until today. I did a quick google search and found a lot of information on this very dishonest practice. Here is one article that explains everything in very simple terms. What would make people think this is ok? Somehow [...]

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Don’t forget your “Annual” checkup

I am amused at the McDonald’s commercials where the guy goes around trying to find out what he can buy for a single dollar. The end result is that he cannot get very much until he makes his way into a McDonald’s restaurant. The inconsistency with the commercial is that the $1 price doesn’t take [...]

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Ready, Set, Retire!

How many of us are longing for the day when we can finally retire? I spoke with a gentleman today who retired from the Washington D.C. Police Department and moved into the Spotsylvania area where he picked up real estate for a few years and is now ‘really’ retired. More and more retirees are picking [...]

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