A tale of two Blu-ray players (and two retailers)

I’ve been thinking that this would be a great time to upgrade to a Blu-ray player.  Since our Wii was stolen we don’t have a convenient way to watch Netflix streamed movies on our big screen TV.  Many of the new Blu-ray players support various streaming sites, so I’m more interested in that feature than [...]

Don’t forget to Shop Small tomorrow

Tomorrow is Shop Small Saturday.  Be sure to visit a small business and if you use your pre-registered American Express card you’ll get a $25 credit on your statement.

Take some time

Since this is Thanksgiving week I thought it would be a good time to sit back and think about all the things I’m thankful for.  I don’t do this often enough and I think it helps bring perspective. If you’re like me, you might consider how fortunate you are when you hear about a friend [...]

Watch those college costs

There was an essay in this past Sunday’s Democrat and Chronicle by Robert Rood,  an Associate VP of Finance at Roberts Wesleyan College, about minimizing and managing college costs.  Rood’s essay, Students need to better manage college costs, has some good suggestions on how to deal with escalating costs.  My son is a junior in [...]

Small Business Saturday

American Express® has designated Saturday, November 26, 2011, as Small Business Saturday.  Use your American Express card to spend $25 or more at a small business and you’ll get a one time $25 credit on your statement.  This is a win for you and a win for small businesses. American Express has a partial list [...]

Save yourself the aggravation

Has this ever happened to you?  You go to a store and you find an item you like but they don’t have the color/size combination you want.  My next step is to ask a store associate if they can check other stores in Rochester or Buffalo to see if they have it. At most stores, [...]