Archive for November, 2008

Discounting Rebates

Thanksgiving weekend is associated with a special tradition for retailers; Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that begins the Christmas shopping season. While I always love a deal, there are some deals that I almost always pass up: those involving rebates.
Why the rebate phobia? Simply, because I have had rebates go wrong too many times, [...]

Posted on November 30, 2008 at 7:50 pm by adampowell · Permalink · Comments
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Givology – Bringing Transparency and Consumerism to Charity

It will soon once again be the season of giving. In the holiday spirit, charity-minded readers may wish to consider giving money to the disadvantaged. Along with a large team of students, primarily based out of the University of Pennsylvania, I have helped create a site called Givology that enables people to make donations. The site’s [...]

Posted on November 10, 2008 at 7:34 pm by adampowell · Permalink · Comments
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