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Archive for November, 2009

Veterans Eat Free at Applebees and Golden Corral

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

I light of the Veterans Day Holiday today I feel it appropriate to take a break from finance and thank all the Veterans who have sacrificed to defend our freedoms.  There many aspects of my life that I’m grateful for: an education, family,  my civil rights and freedoms, etc.  And as I consider what makes [...]

Creating a Budget: Take control of your finances!

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Budgets are something that I have found to be hard to make and even harder to stick to.  I feel they make me feel even more stressed out about money. Maybe that’s because they make me realize just how close I cut it each month, but I have come to realize that the pros definitely outweigh the cons. [...]

AT&T Sues Verizon over TV Ads

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

AT&T Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Verizon Wireless in the U.S. District Court for theNorthern District of Georgia, seeking to stop Verizon from using “misleading” wireless coverage maps in advertisements. With its recent commercials, Verizon Wireless has criticized AT&T’s coverage and its ability to handle the flood of data from Apple iPhone uers. The Verizon ads [...]