Holidays

I’m heading home from Washington DC this morning, and had to take a picture of what awaited me near my gate. I don’t know who to thank for the "Outlet Stands" - either the Reagan Airport or Dunkin Donuts. Either way, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS FOR US!!! There are two other outlets on the [...]

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At the time of this recording, I was visiting back home in Iowa at my brother’s house. We’re planning a road trip to Wisconsin to see a concert he had bought tickets for. It sounds like good music, and a lot of [...]

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Travel can be expensive, and last-minute travel is even worse! If you’ve ever had to do this, you know it can be a major pain in the pocketbook. I’m in Iowa with my family, and it was a last-minute trip. I had [...]

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Laura writes: “Some men are great at picking out that special gift to give to their partner. Men that are “geeks” seem to be the worst gift givers. Let me rephrase that… they are bad at giving “girl” gifts. Every girl now [...]

Finally, the holiday season is coming to a close and I can give my wallet a well deserved rest. The holiday season is hectic, it’s filled with about a month of spending more money than you actually want, and receiving tons of stuff you may not actually want. But since it’s all over now, and [...]

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It’s no secret that I love Christmas. One of my absolute favorite things, though, is to stuff stockings. Stockings were always fun and special when I was growing up, so I went all out to make Ponzi’s special this year, as well. [...]

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Ponzi and I couldn’t travel to Iowa this year to be with my family on Christmas. Instead, we did a conference call on Christmas Eve with the gang, and recorded it for everyone to share with us.
You can see Ponzi and [...]

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I received an email a few weeks ago, telling me about a very cool interactive website. I have the site owner on the phone with me, so he can tell us more about how we can interact with his holiday decorations.
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Software and the holidays go hand in hand. There are many great deals to be found this time of year online. Today, I want to let you know about a great site to save up to 20% on Mac Software this season. [...]

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My friend Willie over at ThinkGeek sent me the new Dalek Robot to play with. If you know much about Dr. Who, you’ll know what a Dalek is. It’s remote control, and fun to play with!
Doctor Who is a guilty pleasure in [...]

Yep it’s time to bite the bullet and start buying Gift Certificates for those hard to buy people on your list. Here’s a listing of dozen of online merchants that offer gift certificates. My personal favorite are the ones that offer email delivery on their gift certificates. That way you can wait until Christmas Eve [...]

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Along with the holidays comes travel to visit friends and family. Here are some great tips sent in by a community member to make your traveling a bit easier.

Always plan ahead of time. This will always come in handy especially when [...]

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Christmas shopping can be a nightmare, it’s true. I have here some tips for you to make your shopping experience much easier. Don’t forget… if you’re shopping online, be sure to check out my blog for all kinds of great coupons and [...]

Green Christmas Gift Idea #4: The Hydrogen Generating Car only $79.95 at Discovery Channel Store
Okay I know what you’re thinking and don’t worry, the risk of creating Hindenburg-type flames in your house are pretty small. The Hydrogen Generating Car contains a fuel cell and runs on hydrogen gas, one of the contenders for the fuel [...]

Green Christmas Gift Idea #3:
P3 P4400 Kill A Watt Appliance Tester only $19.57 + Shipping at Buy .com
Everyday we use our appliances, televisions and Wiis without knowing how much they’re costing us in terms of electricity. The Kill A Watt is a simple and inexpensive electricity monitor that will help you get a handle [...]