Finance

Book Giveaway Coming Up This Month

Posted by George on September 1, 2010 at 1:26 pm

Later this month I will be giving away a free book, winner only pays COD shipping! Watch this site, my RSS feed or my tweets for upcoming details.

SC Tax Free Shopping 2010

Posted by George on August 7, 2010 at 11:30 pm

SC tax-free shopping have already started, but you haven’t missed out yet! This from the SC DOR website: Accordingly, the 2010 sales tax holiday weekend will begin Friday, August 6, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. and end Sunday, August 8, 2010 at midnight MORE INFO from DOR Sales Tax Holiday Dates for 2010 – (06/28/10) Sales [...]

Great Gas Prices fueled by Recession

Posted by George on December 12, 2008 at 10:21 pm

Last month I wrote about gas prices dropping because of the recession. I wonder if gas prices can be used as a direct barometer for the state of this recession, if so then I guess its gotten worse because gas prices are lower this month. Just today I paid $1.44/gallon after a 15 cent per [...]

Low Gasoline Prices Because of Recession

Posted by George on November 24, 2008 at 9:44 pm

Gas Prices Low Due To Recession – Expect Higher Prices As We Recover There is one good thing to come from the recession we are facing, low gasoline prices. Listening to news radio today during a finance segment the commentator/analyst said that gas prices were not going to be permanent and were only low because [...]

UPS Absorbs DHL`s Domestic Ground and Air Services

Posted by George on November 24, 2008 at 9:43 pm

As early as May of this year Forbes.com reported a deal brokered between UPS and DHL where UPS would basically carry DHL’s freight within the US and provide air services between the US and Mexico. Under the agreement, UPS will partner with DHL Express to carry freight for some of DHL’s express, deferred and international [...]