Well, I have to apologize for the lack of updates for the past couple of days here in LifeSpy. It’s because, I got pulled out for the time being to work on Bloggy Network’s latest service over at Blog Flux. And if you’re a blogger, Blog Flux has got the arsenal. One of the latest [...]
16 Mar
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Environment, Home and Garden, Money and Finance
Going green is always a good idea. If you support the government’s campaigns to reduce the pollution in our environment, you’ll need help. Start inside your home. Change starts from bottom up. It would be pointless if you can’t have your own time to do your own green goals. Here are things both of you [...]
14 Mar
Posted by Alex as Money and Finance, Work and Career
Why do people invest so much on their careers and work 24/7 as if there’s no tomorrow? For reasons more profound than immediate need and bills, people work hard because they want to be comfortable after their retirement. Now of course things don’t always go the way you planned them, but it can sure save [...]
Some people may feel that they can never have too much jewelry. True, after all, no one can ever have enough of a good thing. And good, classic jewelry is as good as it gets. But for the more practical ones, or for the others who have yet to start their collection of “bling-bling,” [...]
Fact - the more glamorous your life is, the more you need money. Large houses need care. Cars need maintenance. Heck, even designer clothes need to be dry cleaned. How many times have we seen lottery millionaires (or even rock stars) eventually go bankrupt just because they don’t know how to manage their money. You [...]
04 Mar
Posted by Alex as Entertainment, Games, Sports, and Leisure, Money and Finance
… a month! And oh, wait… Wait for it… for 12 months!
Just when you thought you’re getting a bargain, Kelly’s Sales and Leasing is offering a rent-to-own arrangement for a Nintendo Wii (which is currently priced at a relatively cheap $250) that would, in the end, cost you a grand total of $948 - almost [...]
02 Mar
Posted by Alex as Behavior and Ethics, Business, Money and Finance, Politics and Society
So you want to be rich without working hard? There’s only one way to do it and the word is “fund raising”. Nah, I’m kidding. Fund raising is not for people who want to make money out of it, and it’s not exactly easy, either. Fund raising is a very rewarding initiative if you have [...]
Lenders study and scrutinize your credit reports before they give you any money. So if you you’re thinking of applying for a loan to get that new house or new car, then you definitely have to improve your credit scores. Credit reports reflect everything about your money matters — all information about late payments and [...]
27 Feb
Posted by Alex as Blogging, Business, Computers, Money and Finance, The Web
Amit over at Digital Inspiration wrote this great article on the modus operandi of the AdSense click fraud scheme in India. India ranks among the highest in click fraud (as shown in the map above, via Click Forensics). So basically what they do is:
You basically create a website and then write a few articles [...]
While it is essential to build a good credit rating, that doesn’t mean that you have to pile up your debt and amass a lot of credit cards. In fact, money and finance gurus would advice the common person to throw away all but one of the (average of) nine credit cards in his/her wallet. [...]
11 Feb
Posted by Alex as Home and Garden, Money and Finance, Real Estate
So you’re thinking of investing on real estate or looking for a new home to buy. The house might look good and the price is within your budget but still, one of the crucial parts of checking our houses is interviewing the seller. Sure, it’s good practice to bring an expert with you to [...]
08 Feb
Posted by Alex as Money and Finance, Vacation and Travel
Punching them in face or calling their mommas fat notwithstanding, not being able to present evidences for legal purchases of items when coming home from a vacation overseas can get you into trouble with customs inspectors. Let’s face it, in today’s situation, everyone’s assuming that you’re bringing in a piece of Armageddon with you. Here [...]
Oh how enterprising scammers are. While the economy is still reeling from the brunt of the recession scares and with everyone trying to take advantage of the stimulus plan that the congress has been kind to issue the kind populace, scammers have launched ways on how to exploit computing noobs using the stimulus plan as [...]
05 Feb
Posted by Alex as Money and Finance, Real Estate
Reality has it that a lot of people are selling their homes because of the crunch and the refunds that you can get would not be enough to stave off more pressing financial issues. If you have no choice but to sell your house, then be sure that you get an agent who is great [...]
You’ve been pining for that brand new pair of shoes that’s on the display of your favorite store, or you might be longing for a long day of pampering at an expensive spa salon. But payday is still a couple of days away and you don’t have the extra money to spare. You don’t have [...]