Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

Have you got a little tech tyke in the family? I’ve got some neat news for you: there’s a new product out to encourage your kids to save their money: the Ekomini interactive money box. This is really nifty! Ekomini is a unique little gadget that connects to your computer via USB. The child creates [...]

I got the following in my email from Clark Howard e-zine: RIP-OFF ALERT: We’ve gotten several calls from listeners complaining about being ripped off while checking out at many otherwise legitimate Internet selling sites. Typically, our callers report seeing a message during checkout asking if they’d like to save X amount of dollars on their [...]

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of eSmart Tax. All opinions are 100% mine. Every year, more and more people take advantage of the convenience, speed, and ease of online filing for taxes. Fling the taxes is painful and stressful. Doing ALL that paperwork makes the task absolutely onerous. I know, [...]

Got a business, need to keep track of time and billing and/or project management for your business? BillQuick2009 is the recently released version of the very popular BillQuick software. I’ve seen a few videos about the product, and it looks very impressive! BillQuick2009 has over 200 new features added (with much emphasis taken from customer [...]

It’s just amazing how you can do EVERYTHING online these days: working, banking, investing. And did you know that you can trade stocks online? You no longer have to retain a broker, now you can manage your investments and tradings with an online stock broker, with TradeMONSTER. TradeMONSTER is a state-of-the-art, customizable trading platform, rated [...]

Need some online advice? The Internet abounds with assistance. Personally, I’m amazed by all the stuff out there: manuals, how-to’s, etc. The latest tool I’ve seen is the very timely 2009 Loan Modification Guide: Saving Your Home From Foreclosure guide online. It’s a free guide, and it has some helpful information with 20+ pages of [...]