Back in February, I posted an article regarding the First Time Home Owner’s Credit. It gave a pretty thorough breakdown of the program requirements.  While doing my daily browsing to stay abreast on various topics, I ran across an article that’ s alarming to me!  This money is available, but only for qualified individuals.  No, the government isn’t giving away any free money or money that you were entitled to that someone didn’t tell you about……. (continue reading…)

• Some Green Energy Tax Credits and Breaks to Consider for 2010 As more people become aware of environmental issues and strive to reduce their carbon footprint, “green living” is becoming more common. The expense of becoming more green is almost always higher than other, less “green” options; but the good news is that over time your green living choices will......
• Grab Free Money To Your Paypal Account Everyday With My Unique System - It´s Free We Promise About making money online. There are lots of ways you can get money online. The internet is flodded with get paid to services, also know as GPT Get paid to watch commercials, websites etc. Then there is freebie sites where you complete a certain amount of trial offers to earn......
• Integrating Finances As A Couple A guest post from south of the border, Dual Income No Kids (DINKs) Finance brings some valuable reminders for how to work on integrating couple's finances. While this is particularly useful for those who are starting to live together or getting married, several of these tips are useful throughout the......
• Get Your Lending Club Loan Documentation Early For a Few Days of Free Money I was reading about LendingClub loans (I forget where, sorry) and I came across the following statement from Lending Club made to a lender on LC. Our loans expire two weeks after posting. This expiration date is the borrowers actual payment date, however some loans will fund early. Here is......
• Review of Stop Sitting On Your Assets Marian Snow’s book had a lot of promise. First, it discusses equity harvesting and how to get the maximum amount of equity out of your home without being taxed on it. Second, it discusses how to use that money to make more money. Sounds great on the surface, but this......

Is it true that some Restaurants are using “fake” chicken and steaks? Some people call it fake, because it is grounded up chicken or beef that has been reconstituted. Darker meats, especially in chicken, have higher Myoglobin which is excreted in muscles that are used more, such as legs and thighs in chicken. Some people always look at darker meat less desirably because of the higher fat content found in it. The meat processors run the meat through a centrifuge which separates the Fat and Myoglobin from the meat. The remaining meat is whiter and then bloated with brine or some water and some fillers such as starches, cereals, or flours amongst other things. What you have is a moldable chicken product or beef product, but they won’t tell you they are doing this. Restaurants use these products in chicken and steak salads. They basically use them in places where the meat is less suspect and/or noticeable. (continue reading…)

• Omaha Steaks - Mail order your meat and save? Now that we live up in the mountains and things aren't just a short 5 minute drive down the road, we've been using mail-order services far more than we ever have in the past. One of the services we're tried recently is Omaha Steaks. We've been talking about trying......
• The Great White Sturgeon, Fraser River, British Columbia, V1C4 This post is from SFBoater Trophy Catch Jackpot I. Got a trophy catch? Get paid for your fish stories The Great White Sturgeon By Dave British Columbia The story started when a couple of my buddies asked about a recent Sturgeon fishing trip I took on thr Fraser River.......
• Kellogg Issues Voluntary Cereal Recall (NYSE: K) In a voluntary recall issued today, the Kellogg Co. has stated 28 million boxes of cereal should be pulled from shelves and pantries due to an “uncharacteristic off flavor and smell” that appears to be coming from the packaging, not the cereal itself. The recall affects products sold in the......
• Football Party Food Ideas for College Bowl Week By now, everyone knows I'm something of a wannabe chef. Being that I have so many college football fanatics in my group of friends, it's not uncommon for me to host a few parties for big football games (Super Bowl, BCS National Championship game, or other Virginia Tech football events).......
• Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Collapse About 5 weeks ago I suggested that both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were going bankrupt and their shares were going to hit single digits in 12 months. Well it looks like the market believed that too and their shares were punished. Instead of having to wait a year, the......