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I Just Think Things Should Work Properly too, Mr. Dyson. UPDATED 7/7/09

Posted June 8, 2009 - 15:25 by Paul Michael

Shopping, Consumer Affairs

Dyson sucks

I don’t own a lot of stuff that’s considered top of the line. Hardly anything in fact. But I do have the “Rolls Royce” of vacuum cleaners – The Dyson DC14 Complete (well, it was top of the line when we bought it, costing over $500). And it sucks. Boy, does it suck.

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Best of personal finance: WaMu go bye-bye?

Posted September 11, 2008 - 20:08 by Andrea Dickson

Personal Finance, Consumer Affairs

WaMu on the way out? Also, learn to control your ego as a means to control your spending. Bulk buying makes sense for people who plan ahead. There's no shame in bargaining - learn to do it right. What Consumer Reports gets wrong. Inner peace the easy way.

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Get ready; This will be the most successful blog article of all time.

Posted June 2, 2008 - 14:01 by Paul Michael

Personal Finance, Consumer Affairs

ladder

So, what do you think of that? Like most people out there with common sense, myself included I hope, there's no question that’s a very silly name for an article. It almost begs for failure. So why then did Robert Lane name his son Winner? Doesn’t it seem like an impossible name to live up to?

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When you stretch and stretch and the ends don't meet

Posted October 31, 2007 - 09:54 by Sarah Winfrey

Personal Finance

Stretched Out

Sometimes wanting something and trying for it aren't enough. The honest truth is that, no matter how frugal you are, no matter how extensive your emergency fund, no matter how good your invetment portfolio, things can come up that ruin your financial situation. We don't like to think of these things (or, at least, I don't!), but they can happen. My family could be out on the street next month, despite our careful planning and tracking of our finances, and so could yours.

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