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Charlie Stroller's Smart Spender Blog
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 Charlie Stroller, president, CEO and CFO of Financial Advisor magazine’s parent company CFPN, has 25 years' experience running companies and has specialized in expense reduction and cost containment. Those who know him can attest that he is an expert on finding the best deals when it comes to both business and personal expenditures.
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It seems like these days just about everyone is buying the latest
iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch or iMac, judging by the latest earnings report
just released by Apple. If you weren't prescient enough to buy Apple
stock earlier this year in the high 70's, you can still get some
financial benefit without risking any money.
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A recent search for discounts on heartburn medication illustrates how
helpful the Internet can be when shopping for just about anything.
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Financial Advisor
magazine, like all of our competitors, gives away free subscriptions to
our magazine. We do this to get as many subscribers as possible in
order to increase our ad revenue from advertisers. If you are an
advisor and you are paying for any of the trade publications, you
should call up and ask for a refund.
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Tough times call for cutting back on many things, but going out for dinner doesn't have to be one of them. A Web site called restaurant.com allows you to purchase gift certificates at a discount to many restaurants in your neighborhood.
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My mission today was from one of my employees: Find a good printer for
his mother-in-law, but make sure it's not expensive. Tough assignment,
but I took it.
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Everyone knows how expensive the cost of drugs are today. I constantly hear people complaining about the cost of copays as well.
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March 16, 2009
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Cash Is King
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Not all credit cards are created equal. Various types of awards are
offered by credit companies, such as travel rewards, merchant gift
cards and actual merchandise that you can receive by cashing in your
points.
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I like to save money, especially during these tough times. I like to
shop online, where I buy books, send flowers and purchase vitamins. I
also frequently use the Internet to book flights, hotels and car
rentals because I can easily comparison shop and save money.
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One of the best money-saving ideas is to buy some of the 2009
Entertainment books that come out each year. These books are loaded
with coupons for half-price dinners, movies, sporting events and
miscellaneous items targeting business in your town.
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After my son complained about how slow the internet was at home, I
thought I'd call my cable company to try to get a faster connection.
They told me I had their basic speed package, but for ten bucks more a
month I could get "upgraded" to their faster service.
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Discussion
Should all advisors fall under one self-regulatory organization and could that happen on Mary Schapiro’s watch?
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