"That's the American way. If little kids don't aspire to make money like I did, what the hell good is this country?" - Lee Iacocca

Holidays

by Jeffrey Strain

Valentine’s Day – Japanese Style While my counterparts will be spending well over $100 and deciding between candy, an evening out with their significant ... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

Off To Ebessan Tomorrow I’m off to ebessan (actually later this evening for all of you in the US). This is an annual festival at ... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

Christmas Carnival For those of you looking for a little reading beyond persona finances with the holidays now here may be interested in th... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

After Christmas Preparations To Save Money I know, Christmas hasn’t even arrived, but if you want to make next Christmas a lot less hectic, it’s worthw... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

The Pitfalls Of 0% Offers With the holiday season also comes a lot of opportunities to get 0% financing on a variety of high ticket items. While t... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

Renting Christmas Trees I came across an article in usatoday about the city of San Francisco renting Christmas Trees. The trees aren’t you... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

Cyber Monday & Black Friday Myth The people who came up with the names “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” have done an excellent j... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

Giving A Child The Gift Of Savings Came across this study on giving money to children that was done in England, but I’d assume that the numbers are p... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

12 Days of Christmas Cost $18,348.87 I’ve always enjoyed this annual survey conducted by PNC Advisors. It seems that the prices for the items on the 12... read the story

by Jeffrey Strain

A Happy Thanksgiving To One & All I almost forgot to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving (this is what happens when the holiday isn’t celebrated... read the story