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Consumerism Commentary Podcast

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The Consumerism Commentary Podcast is a weekly personal finance show, hosted by both Tom Dziubek, a former podcaster with the Wall Street Journal, and Jay Frosting, who started his first podcast in 2005 for fans of novelty rock music. Each week, the show offers commentary about money management, getting out of debt, budgeting, consumer issues, ... Continue reading this article…

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Is “Buy and Hold” Still a Good Investing Strategy?

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From the time I started investing for the long term, almost all the advice I’ve read has pointed towards buying stocks (usually in the form of index mutual funds) and holding them for decades, rather than following trends in the news and trying to buy and sell stocks frequently. The reasons for this strategy were ... Continue reading this article…

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PriceProtectr Just Saved My Girlfriend $100

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Unfortunately, I forgot to mention PriceProtectr during my recent Wall Street Journal interview, but I can’t praise this free service enough. This website keeps a private database of your purchases, in store or online, and monitors the price of the items. Many stores offer a price match policy, in which the customer would be entitled ... Continue reading this article…

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This Month in the Archives: Second Life, Credit Cards at Fault, and Inexpensive Flights

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Here are some more articles from Octobers past at Consumerism Commentary. Articles here have changed over the past few years, so you may notice some stylistic differences as you go back in time. Here are some selections from the second half of October, 2006: * The Virtual Reality Economy of Second Life * Wall Street ... Continue reading this article…

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Want to Be an Investment Banker? Read This.

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Alcoholism. Depression. Heart disease due to stress. Delusions of failure. If you’re on the path to become an investment banker on Wall Street, this is what you have to look forward to. Yes, you’ll make tons of money and your materialistic friends will silently envy you while despising you, but what use is money if ... Continue reading this article…

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Consumerism Commentary in the Press

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Occasionally, Consumerism Commentary is featured or mentioned in the mainstream press. Below is a list of many of my media appearances. Media: Please contact me if you are interested in speaking to me about any topic and I will respond as soon as possible. 2011 KRLD-CBS Dallas/Fort Worth, AM 1080. Appeared on the news to ... Continue reading this article…

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