Congratulations to Spain on winning the Euro 2008 Cup yesterday - its first title in 44 years.  It was a great tournament to watch and I am glad that Spain was able to come out on top.  See the winning goal by Spain's Torres here . You can..
Topics: Random Musings

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On Thursday June 26th, Jack-in-the-Box is giving away 2 free tacos if you bring in your gas receipt.  This is great and all, but I wish they were giving away 4 of them or something more.  It seems like a bit of a hassle to keep a gas receipt,...
Topics: Companies in the News

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I just stumbled across a very interesting article about how it is possible to make lots of money through what is known as 'micro-deposits'.  Most people who have PayPal, Google Checkout and other online funded accounts have encountered these.
Topics: Random Musings

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So if there are any of you who like me haven't gotten your mother anything for Mother's Day yet, have no fear! I just found out that you can get a gift basket or any other Mother's day gifts and have them delivered the same day you order them.
Topics: Companies in the News

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In my quest to begin investing in real estate, one of the first things I did was a full audit of my credit reports at all of the major credit agencies.  What I found was interesting because I expected to have a pretty good credit score. However, a...
Topics: Blogging

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