Weekly Roundup: Big Screen for the Big Game Edition
January 28, 2010 by Adam
teams set, how many of you are rushing out to pick up a big screen television for Superbowl Sunday? I suspect not many of you will actually do this, but judging from the number of ads I’ve seen in the last week or two, I’d bet this is a popular thing to do.Sure, prices of plasmas and LCD televisions have come down a bit, but at the upper end of the market they still cost as much as a small, used car. Is it really worth laying out a few thousand bucks just to see four hours of football in higher resolution? What’s worse is the rent-to-own shops that will really be pushing the big screens over the next couple weeks. If you are in the market for a high-def television, at least considering paying cash, else you may be still making payments when next year’s Superbowl rolls around!
The Frugal Roundup
Don’t Fall Into the Minimum Payment Trap. Stop paying only the minimum payments on your credit card. With the high rates that credit cards are charging these days, most of your minimum payment is going towards interest charges. Paying only the minimum means you may be paying for that pizza for years to come! (@ Gen X Finance)
7 Ways to Control Spending When You Have Out-of-town Guests. This happens to all of us. You let people stay at your place and end up heading out on the town with them. You feel almost obligated to spend time (and money) with them. Use these great tips to break the habit. (@ The Sun’s Financial Diary)
How Conan O’Brien Wants You to Succeed. Flexo has another great guest post which talks about what Conan O’Brien’s ouster from The Tonight Show can teach you about life. (@ Budgets Are Sexy)
7 Money Lessons From Monopoly. Here is a cool list on lessons that the game of monopoly can teach you. I think some of my favorites are that you can’t avoid taxes and cash is king. (@ Financial Highway)
Best of the Rest
- 5 Creative Ways to Upsize Your Life By Downsizing
- Money In Our Life: 5 Personal Finance Basics to Work On
- Going Three Rounds With the Credit Bureaus
- How to Chose a Retirement Strategy – Or Not
- 10 Biggest Credit Mistakes to Avoid
- Saving for College – An Exercise In Depression
- Common Myths About Stock Market Risk
- How To Donate Your Used Car
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