The Double A Lounge

As I go through all the blogs that give out advice on personal finance, this one certainly caught my eye. There has always been solid advice on what to do with any credit cards you have. The best thing is to not have any at all but let’s face it – there could very well [...]

It appears that consumer electronics retailer Circuit City feels they have a brilliant idea as shown in this article. Here is basically what they want to do: fire about 8% of it’s work force, give them a few weeks of severance pay, then allow them the option to reapply for the same positions albeit at [...]

If you ever wanted to be free of paying a utility company, this item might be a good start (picture below).  The price tag is a bit high though.  I suspect it would be a long time before you could recover your investment though.  If you just like the way it looks, I’m sure you [...]

I’m sure everyone at one time or another has had chicken McNuggets from McDonalds, but have you ever wondered what is really put into those things?  This article gives you a very clear idea of what is and it sure isn’t pretty.  Fact is, most food we eat these days is more formulated in some [...]

For those out there with anything less than a green thumb for keeping plants, this product would be perfect. It provides the right amount of water and nutrients. Just add light and you’re all set. Many people over or under water plants and this item solves that issue. The price is also very reasonable and [...]

I’ve upgraded the underlying software for the site to a much newer version.  It should allow for better navigation for users and more capability from my end to include things like embedded video and the like.  Enjoy!

Here is an article about a new type of car that we may see someday.  It runs on compressed air and uses vegetable oil as a lubricant for the engine.  I wonder what this thing sounds like as it rides by.  I imagine something like the sound of an air compressor without the motor.

It’s about time that there was a college that really shows it’s about the students. This college decided that it was more concerned with reducing student debt than anything else. I wish more colleges would take this approach as the costs of higher education keep spiraling upward. It’s hard enough managing debt without a massive [...]

I found this interesting site which details about how much caffeine is in various consumable products.  One surprise to me, which I had found out before finding the aforementioned site, is that Barq’s Root Beer has caffeine in it.  Apparently, according to this Wikipedia article, it is the only commercially available root beer that has [...]

Here is an article about Wal-Mart and Home Depot wanting to own their own bank.  I suppose a lot of people would be tempted to scratch their heads and wonder why on earth would a retailer want to have their own bank.  There could be a variety of reasons.  Many retailers have their own lines [...]