http://www.lentpockets.com Your Source For Financial Insight Thu, 11 May 2006 23:38:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gas prices are really high! "The government must act!" With all the hand-wringing and political opportunism, it is instructive to look at gas prices adjusted to April 1979 dollars. Puts things in perspective. Interesting to note that after peaking in early 1980, then falling off a few years later, adjusted ... http://www.lentpockets.com/2006/05/11/gas-prices-not-highest/ Edmunds has an article, What Really Saves Gas? And How Much?, about saving gas. How much? Enough to notice.With gas prices so high, the media is awash with lists of gas-saving tips. Well how's this for a tip? If you listen to us, you can see hybrid-type savings without having ... http://www.lentpockets.com/2006/05/08/slow-down-save-gas/ Got a problem with an online order but can't find a phone number to call to get service? What you need is this great resource for digging up toll-free numbers for companies that bury their phone numbers. Seen here. http://www.lentpockets.com/2006/05/07/hard-to-find-800-numbers/ Red Herring reports that H&R Block Goofs on Its Taxes, by understating its liabilities by $32,000,000. The tax preparation company -- also responsible for the popular TaxCut software -- says the error has been corrected. They worry that this could have a negative impact on sales.However, after the snafu in Block’s ... http://www.lentpockets.com/2006/02/28/hr-block-goofs/ An educational game, initially developed by an anonymous businessman in Hong Kong, finally finished and now localized for Malaysia, claims that it teaches wise money management. Supposedly “like Monopoly, but for adults." A US version doesn't appear to exist (yet). Success in the game depends on wise decision making and ... http://www.lentpockets.com/2005/08/03/smart-money-game/ We don’t hear the word free spoken honestly much anymore. But it’s a word we’ve come to embrace and cherish in this day of increasing everything – especially when we drive past the gas pumps and think seriously about getting a third mortgage on our home just to purchase some ... http://www.lentpockets.com/2005/07/25/free-bird/ It’s a common story: an Average Joe ends up paying forty bucks for a “value” meal at his favorite gut-bomb chain. Curse you super sizing!! We’re not talking about the Time Value of Money and the cost of Big Macs 30 years from now. We’re talking about overdraft fees. Most ... http://www.lentpockets.com/2005/07/22/the-35-super-size/ Money Magazine has posted 50 Smartest Things to do with Your Money, spanning real estate, money management, saving, taxes, investing, consumer topics, and bettering yourself. Some good advice here. From the Real Estate section Renovate Average cost to fix a dated or cramped kitchen: $42,660. Average fraction of that you'll ... http://www.lentpockets.com/2005/06/29/50-smartest-things-to-do-with-your-money/ BusinessWeek has a short article by Amey Stone entitled The Get-Rich-Slow Scheme. From the articleThe truth is it's a lot easier to get rich -- and stay rich -- today by going it slow rather than latching onto a get-rich-quick scheme. Best-seller lists are clogged with books that explain in ... http://www.lentpockets.com/2005/06/29/get-rich-slowly/