80% off Restaurant.com: $25 Certificates for $2

Restaurant.com is offering a 80% off with the coupon code SANTA until 12/25 , resulting in a $25 "certificate" for just $2. (Update: Promo code CHEER is good until December 31st, 2009.) Despite my initial skepticism about these things, many … [Read the rest]

Free $4 Credit at Amazon.com (Video on Demand)

Visit any page inside the Amazon.com Video on Demand store (such as Transformers 2) and click on the link below the preview that says "Have a promotion code? Redeem a gift card or promotion code" and enter AVODGIFT. While intended to be … [Read the rest]

Deceptive Car Salesman Tactics For Popular Cars

I mentioned before that I am shopping for a new car. I've been to multiple dealerships since this is the first new car I've ever bought, and (for some odd reason) wanted to experience the new car buying experience complete with high-pressure sales … [Read the rest]

Wanna Buy A Beer Company Together?

Pabst Brewing Company, makers of Pabst Blue Ribbon, is currently owned by a charitable trust that must sell it by 2010. Forza Migliozzi and The Ad Store want to use crowdsourcing to buy the company for $300 million through their website … [Read the rest]

Bargaining Chips: Broadband Internet for $19.99/Month

'Tis the season for some haggling with your internet service provider! Let them know you have other options, and you should be able to get a lower bill for at least a few months that can add up to some big savings. Below are some new customer … [Read the rest]

Tolerable Loss = Half of Equity Allocation Percentage?

There a regular poster on the Bogleheads forum called Adrian Nenu who always posts the following, which is said to have origins with author Larry Swedroe. Tolerable Loss x 2 = Equity Allocation < 50% I don't know if I agree with the last part … [Read the rest]

Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Bonus Extended to Dec. 18th

For those that missed out, I just got an e-mail that the CollegeAdvantage 529 $25/$50 referral offer deadline has been extended to December 18th, 2009. Deadline for Refer a Friend program is extended to December 18, 2009! Earn $50 for you and $25 … [Read the rest]

GoDaddy New Domain Registration $0.99

Been thinking about that perfect website idea? GoDaddy.com is offering a 1-year domain name registration for only 99 cents with coupon code BUYCOM99. This is valid for new domain registrations and transfers from other registars only, and not … [Read the rest]

How Does Your Target Retirement Fund’s Glide Path Compare?

Inside this recent Morningstar article about the pros and cons of Fidelity's Freedom Funds was an interesting chart that incorporated data from all of the target-date retirement funds. These funds were getting really popular as a set-and-forget type … [Read the rest]

Gogo Inflight Free WiFi Coupon Codes

With the holiday flying season underway and me flying out today as well, and wanted to see if I could try out some internet at 30,000 feet. Gogo Inflight Internet is now offering WiFi internet on select Air Canada, Airtran, American, Delta, United, … [Read the rest]

MicroPlace: Buy a $20 Gift Certificate, Get $20 Free

Here's a good last-minute gift idea for socially conscious friends - a $20 gift certificate to MicroPlace, which provides loans to low-income entrepreneurs. They have a B1G1 holiday promotion where if you buy a $20 GC, you get another $20 to send … [Read the rest]

Box.net Free Fax Review: 100 Free Outgoing Fax Pages/Month

File-sharing and online collaboration site Box.net also has a handy feature that other similar services don't have - 100 pages of free outgoing faxes per month via eFax. Their free Lite plan includes 1 GB of online storage with a per-file size limit … [Read the rest]