Sometimes changing the criteria by which we assess the cast of a purchase can save us a lot of money. I like to use the trick of calculating the ‘Cost Per’ to see how much something will really cost. My favorite calculations are usually cost per use and cost per year, but the calculations can be modified to evaluate any type of purchase. $12 dollars per bottle of vitamins or 8 cents a capsule? $100 a year for the HashiTashi brand TV, or $50 a year for a Sony that lasts 10 years? Let’s closely examine how we would use [...]
Read MoreNovember 2007
First order of business is to congratulate TheCpa, a regular Happy Rock reader, who won the contest for my copy of The Quiet Millionaire. Next is to catch up on some of my favorite links from the last few weeks : Pinyo @ Moolanomy offers a wonderful story about balancing our work/money and our lives. Seth Godin, my favorite marketing writer, presents a marketing perspective on choosing a college that is very relevant to our personal finance. I went to an 8k a year state school, and got a great education in Computer Science. Trent @ The Simple Dollar offers [...]
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