I've included the video of the CNBC town hall meeting between President Obama and voters. I like to think that CNBC is not too friendly to the President, or unfriendly for any particular reason, so I don't think the audience is stack up for or against the President.
I just think that anyone a President interacts with ordinary Americans, it is worth watching, especially in an election year.
It's called "Investing In America".
Showing posts with label recession. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recession. Show all posts
Monday, September 20, 2010
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Mobile Warriors Feeding The Pig
From time to time, Onxo has offered mobile tips. Batteries, security, you name it. Just search "tip" and you'll find a couple of useful ones.
But now, we'll also offer tips for your wallet if we come across anything that'll help mobile warriors keep their gears and services. And hopefully, we'll also get a tip or two from our readers.
Tonight, I'm sitting here working on some diagrams for work watching Babylon 5 on Hulu. One of the commercials was the "feed the pig" one where this lady and the pig was laughing about her happy retirement.
Anyway, I checked out their site. Interesting. Offers very few things that I don't already know. But as I got thought their tips, much of it hinges on one thing.
Self-control.
Am I right? It's about self-control. Living within your means no matter how Steve Jobs' reality distortion field comes through your laptop screen and makes you want to have the next Apple gear or how nice and greatly improved the Blackberry Curve are or Windows Mobile 6.5 may rock. DSi is coming. You want it but do you really need it?
That's what it's all about. Remember that. Here are a couple of links I've found. I'll continue to update them and hopefully it'll help us through these though times together.
- Feed The Pig
- ABC News: High Tech, Low Cost - how to save up to $5000. Well, not quite. But a good read.
- Free Wi-Fi: Don't pay for it at Starbucks or Borders. Go online and see what other places offer it for free. Dave the Mobile Warrior recently visited a local Vons and found that he could access the Internet there through an access point on his iPhone.
Mobile warriors, appreciate any other tips you can share with the rest of us.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Recession Watch
This isn't a mobile post but it's important to mobile folks just to the same. Heck, it's important to everyone.
News.com has posted an article about websites that filled regulatory voids to help people avoid scams. As you probably know by now, the Madoff Ponzi Scam has set off a wave (three other ones that I can name off the top of my head) other criminal scams as the recession hit and investors started asking questions - like can I have my money back.
It's quite simple, my fellow mobile warriors. If it's too good to be true, it always is. There is never a sure thing in an investment. There is always a certain level of risk. Otherwise, everyone would be doing it, right?
News.com listed a couple of sites where you can visit for scams updates and maybe find out if you're a potential scam victim.
- Scam Victims United - I really like this one. It lists an easy to see menu of types of scams and each scam is explained to the visitor of how it works, how you can protect yourself, and resources for victims.
- Scam Warners - There's a forum for you to get into right off the top. It's when you click on "Useful Links" that you find a lot of resources.
Frankly, both sites go hand-in-hand, each offering varying levels of information and presentation. Both very useful. I hope everyone go and visit, not as victims, but to educate ourselves against scumbags. Given how vulnerable we all are in these tough times, there are those who would pray on us.
Via CNet News
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Shopping This Fall - Pricing
This is not a direct concern to just mobile warriors but shoppers in general.
In the last few weeks, we've all noted a sharp drop in crude prices and just as much of a drop at the pumps. There are a couple of reasons for this. Early in the year when gas prices were near $5 in some places (thank goodness we came close in LA but did not cross it), folks started shying away from driving and took up public transportation.
Maybe you also noticed prices at the supermarket has gone up as well. Well, now that prices are down now, much much lower, people have gotten used to not having to drive as much. I love to see $2 a gal prices (after taxes of course) but I don't know if that'll happen.
Now, electronics for this Christmas and Holiday Seasons? I put this out there because in my industry, we watch crude closely. We have seen raw materials drop like a big stone. We're seeing not a snowball effect. We see big boulders dropping in the last couple of months and may well continue through the first quarter of 2009 if the economy doesn't pick up.
I was talking with a co-worker about our situation and I got think about consumer electronics.
So, back to electronics. Right now, there may be a lot of computers, laptops, and HDTV made in Asia and shipped to the US when things were expensive. Now that raw materials are dropping and shipping costs are down, what happens to those electronics with higher costs?
Plus, even with costs dropping, businesses are not picking up orders like before for two reasons I see. One, we're in the middle of a recession. At least on Main Street, it feels like it. Two, costs are still going down and businesses are thinking why order now when it'll be cheaper next month.
Anyway, I think if we pick our timing right, we can still get great deals. Amazon, Target, Walmart and Best Buy (BB lowered their financial numbers today) still have financial targets to meet and they'll have to compete really hard for shrinking consumer dollars.
A Rasmussen report survey showed 66% of consumers will spend less this year than last year. Why it doesn't say how much less, it may simply mean consumers are going to be more picky.
Anyway, if you know how we can all collectively stretch our dollar this winter, please share it with us.
In the last few weeks, we've all noted a sharp drop in crude prices and just as much of a drop at the pumps. There are a couple of reasons for this. Early in the year when gas prices were near $5 in some places (thank goodness we came close in LA but did not cross it), folks started shying away from driving and took up public transportation.
Maybe you also noticed prices at the supermarket has gone up as well. Well, now that prices are down now, much much lower, people have gotten used to not having to drive as much. I love to see $2 a gal prices (after taxes of course) but I don't know if that'll happen.
Now, electronics for this Christmas and Holiday Seasons? I put this out there because in my industry, we watch crude closely. We have seen raw materials drop like a big stone. We're seeing not a snowball effect. We see big boulders dropping in the last couple of months and may well continue through the first quarter of 2009 if the economy doesn't pick up.
I was talking with a co-worker about our situation and I got think about consumer electronics.
So, back to electronics. Right now, there may be a lot of computers, laptops, and HDTV made in Asia and shipped to the US when things were expensive. Now that raw materials are dropping and shipping costs are down, what happens to those electronics with higher costs?
Plus, even with costs dropping, businesses are not picking up orders like before for two reasons I see. One, we're in the middle of a recession. At least on Main Street, it feels like it. Two, costs are still going down and businesses are thinking why order now when it'll be cheaper next month.
Anyway, I think if we pick our timing right, we can still get great deals. Amazon, Target, Walmart and Best Buy (BB lowered their financial numbers today) still have financial targets to meet and they'll have to compete really hard for shrinking consumer dollars.
A Rasmussen report survey showed 66% of consumers will spend less this year than last year. Why it doesn't say how much less, it may simply mean consumers are going to be more picky.
Anyway, if you know how we can all collectively stretch our dollar this winter, please share it with us.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Recession Mobile Tip: Save 30% Using Live.com
Alright, I was going to surprise everyone by showing up on the post with a OS X installed MSI Wind. But then I got a tip from a friend that if you use live.com to search for the product you like, you can save up to 30%.
So, we had bought a Wind from Amazon for $480. But going through live.com and buy the Wind off eBay, my friend was able to save $150 off the $500 price. On top of that, he had a 10% coupon from eBay.
I didn't ask him how he got the coupon. He did mention that in the past, eBay tempts encourages new members to shop with coupons.
In the end, he ended up saving about $180. $320 for a cheap Macbook. Very good deal.
But with 30% off, you can get some necessities. Get a vaccuum, replacement parts, winter wear...anyway, Onxo will bring you ways to help stretch the precious dollar.
Source: Fatwallet
So, we had bought a Wind from Amazon for $480. But going through live.com and buy the Wind off eBay, my friend was able to save $150 off the $500 price. On top of that, he had a 10% coupon from eBay.
I didn't ask him how he got the coupon. He did mention that in the past, eBay tempts encourages new members to shop with coupons.
In the end, he ended up saving about $180. $320 for a cheap Macbook. Very good deal.
But with 30% off, you can get some necessities. Get a vaccuum, replacement parts, winter wear...anyway, Onxo will bring you ways to help stretch the precious dollar.
Source: Fatwallet
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