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I’m in a mixed marriage. My husband is a conservative Republican, right down to the core. He bleeds red, white, and blue. Ronald Regan is his hero. He votes Republican in each and every election. Me? I’m a pinko commie liberal bastard…of course, he doesn’t call me that. But I am a bleeding heart liberal, against the death penalty, and I voted for Bill Clinton. (And if he ran again, I’d vote for him again!) Each election year we joke to each other that we shouldn’t even bother voting, since our votes cancel each other...

My top geeky gift this year was a portable speaker / docking station for my iPod. I’ve been so busy since the holidays with cleaning, entertaining, and work that I haven’t even opened the box yet, but it’s on my agenda for this weekend. I’m looking forward to being able to blast my iPod throughout the house, so that everyone can enjoy my eclectic musical taste. Jim will rue the day he bought it for me!

With a lot of folks headed towards drowning in debt thanks to Christmas and holiday spending, I know there are people out there who want to save money, they just don’t know where to start. If you’re not a financial genius, FinanceGenius.com can help you with all sorts of options to reign in your spending. Maybe you just don’t know how to read that home owner insurance quote you recently received, and you need to compare it to your existing coverage. Or you’d like to find out more about how to pay off your student loans quicker....

Holy cow! I guess friends and relatives on Piotr Staniaszek’s Christmas list aren’t getting much this year, considering he’s got an $85,000 cell phone bill to pay off. Piotr mistakenly used his cell phone as a modem for his computer – he thought it would be covered in his $10 a month unlimited mobile internet plan. Uh…no. The plan covers you when you use the PHONE to navigate the net, but not when you use the phone to use your computer to surf the internet. As a show of good will, Bell Mobility dropped the bill to $3,243,...

Speaking of Christmas spending – if you’ve been whipping out your credit card without thinking about how you’re going to pay for it all, January might be a rude awakening for you. A lot of people go into debt each Christmas, and those people will need to know about credit card relief when the new year arrives. If you need advice on managing your debt, TheCreditExchange.com can offer you information on a variety of debt consolidation services and programs. The site isn’t a debt management company, but they do offer debt referral...

I’m amazed by the number of people who haven’t finished Christmas shopping yet. I had to run into the store earlier this weekend for something (not a gift!) and the lines were unbelievable. What’s even more amazing to me is that I’m still getting emails from various online retailers offering next day shipping, and guaranteeing that gifts will be here in time for December 25th. They’re really catering to procrastinators! I know the day after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday because it’s traditionally the day when retailers...

The world really is becoming a smaller place. As I was stumbling last night, I came across two different sites, both offering overseas jobs to Americans. The first was a site where Americans with a college degree could head to Korea for a year to work as an English teacher. Wages weren’t bad, and there were lots of perks. For someone unattached wanting adventure, what a great way to see a new country! Jim and I have a friend who traveled to Japan quite a few years ago to teach, and he ended up liking his stay there so much, that he still lives...

I’m betting that the iPhone will be on of the big Christmas gifts this year. Safe bet, eh? I read an article in the paper today about a man who had an extra Wii, and he traded it to someone for a brand new iPhone – that’s definitely trading up! Even though the iPhone isn’t on my list, I’ve seen it, and it is impressive. I can see why 1 million iPhones had been sold not even 3 months after the release date. Once the price was cut, sales tripled…and Steve Jobs is well on his way to selling 10 million iPhones in 2008. With...

Is a new website design on your list for Santa? Or is a brand new design on your must do for 2008 list? Either way you slice it, the new year is a good time to take a new look at your website or blog and freshen things up. Tweak your website design with changes to your sidebar, new pictures, an updated logo, or by updating your website templates. If you’re unsatisfied with your web hosting, make the new year your time to find a new place for your business web hosting. Start the year fresh with less downtime and more server reliability. View your...