Well, it was a crazy week. The stock market took a huge tumble, losing 6% over the last 5 days. Baseball radio legend Ernie Harwell passed away. For 42 years, he was so good at announcing Detroit Tigers games, that he made you want to turn off your TV completely. If you get a chance to read a little about him, I’d recommend it. He was a true role model.
At 20somethingfinance, I wrote the following articles:
Lala Shut Down by Apple: A Sad Day for Music Lovers: What does it mean for the music world and for you when you’re in need of a music fix?- Ooma Review: 1 year After Making the Switch: I review all of the Ooma features, cost, service, and audio quality.
- How to Replace the Air Filter in a Car: I highlight the easy steps involved in changing your air filter, which can save you $30 or more annually.
- Stock Market Crash of May 6 Highlights a Broken Market: Why I think that the stock market is completely broken.
I also contributed two posts to Mint.com:
- How to ‘Always be Closing’ the Best Price on your Next Car Purchase: A guide to negotiating a good vehicle price.
- The Great Car Debate: New, Used, or Lease? A total cost comparison between buying a new car vs. used. vs. a leased over the life of the vehicles.
And I enjoyed these posts around the web:
- When Enough is Enough: Putting the Breaks on Overspending (GenXFinance): Jeremy discusses how to end the vicious spending cycle.
- 29 Alternative Pizza Sauce Ideas (Wisebread): the title speaks for itself, eh?
- Three Things the Amish Taught me About Money (Get Rich Slowly): A guest post about why Amish business don’t fail.
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