How to make money from telemarketers (or just annoy them)

My father-in-law is absolutely fed up with telemarketers calling. But rather than just hang up on them, why not try to get some money out of them? So he made a recording, to be played next time he gets a call:
Listen to this recording he made.
Ok, it’s a long shot, but I think it’s hilarious. [...]

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How to track savings bonds in MS Money 2007

I recently upgraded to Microsoft Money 2007, and decided to finally add in some treasury bonds that I have had for years. I couldn’t figure out, how to do it, however, until I came across this FAQ.
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Say no to Variable Pricing

ICANN is  hearing a proposal to charge variable prices for domain names. This has to stop before it starts. How are they going to determine a price? What’s the fair market price of something? Does it depend on how many whois queries there are? Someobody will just slam that, driving up the price. Is it [...]

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Raising Taxes versus Lowering Spending

Every few months, our Senators and Congress-men and women debate taxes and whether or not to raise, lower, keep them steady, or blame others for doing so.
The main thing that I notice during this ridiculous political fights is that nobody ever talks about the most basic financial wisdom: Spend Less Than You Earn. Why doesn’t [...]

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A sign that ticket prices are too high

Les Misérables is in town, and I would love to see it. I’ve seen it three times, but it’s one of those shows that I could see a million times and love it more each and every time.
Problem is: the tickets are minimum $200.00. The best seats still available are over $300.00. $300.00 for 3 [...]

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