The Sun’s Financial Diary

If you are looking for a massive storage for your videos and photos, then this deal is for you. Buy.com currently has Fantom 1TB G-Force External Hard Drive for$89.99 after $30 mail-in-rebate (expires 01/04/2009) with free shipping. Features of the product include:

Power Supply: 110/220 V (Universal Power Supply)
Form Factor: External Unit
Host Interface: eSATA\USB 2.0
Capacity: 1TB
Data [...]

Are you a small business owner who do your own accounting?
If you are, then you may want to check out this free offer from Staples: QuickBooks Pro 2009 FREE after rebate at Staples. The QuickBooks Pro edition is designed for businesses with more advanced accounting and finance requirements. With QuickBooks Pro, you can

Manage accounts payable [...]

American households really took a hit in the third quarter of 2008.
Federal Reserve released its third quarter Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States today. According to the report, U.S. households lost $2.8 trillion in value from July to September to a total of $56.539 trillion. That’s a 4.7% decline from the second quarter. [...]

As I mentioned many times, one of my favorite cashback credit cards is Fidelity 529 College Rewards Card. I like the card because I get flat 2% cashback on every dollar I spent. No category. No nothing. The best part isn’t just the cashback. It’s that the rewards are automatically invested in a Fidelity 529 [...]

I wish I had this last month when I was vacationing in China.
I brought a wireless router with me when I left. I thought using a wireless connection can make things a little easier when I was guesting at my parents’ home. However, one thing I forgot was also getting a voltage adapter because in [...]

Got a lot of photos/musics/videos but run out of space to store them? Buy.com is currently having a hard drive blowout sale with a few interesting items. One deal that I found pretty good is Western Digital Elements 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $89.99 (no rebate required) with free shipping. Reviews of [...]

Staples.com is currently having a tax preparation software sale.
H & R Block TaxCut Premium + State 2007: Sale price at $34.99. Buy this product and Microsoft Money Deluxe 2008 (price $40.00) and receive a $40 mail-in rebate. Note that this version of TaxCut doesn’t include e-file.
TurboTax Deluxe w/State 2007: Sale price at $44.99. Buy this [...]

Buy.com has TRENDnet 108Mbps 802.11GWireless Router for $12.99 after $30 mail-in rebate with free shipping. Rebate offer expires on February 29, 2008. The same product is selling at $22.99 on Amazon.com.
Also, Buy.com Brother HL-2140 Personal Laser Printer for $54.99 after $20 mail-in rebate. Laser printer is getting cheaper and cheaper these days. When I bought [...]

CompUSA has TRENDNet 108Mbps Wireless Firewall Router, 802.11g/b, for free after $50 mail-in rebates ($20 CompUSA rebate plus $30 manufacture rebate). The rebates expire on August 25, 2007. Use coupon code ONCAMPUS to get free shipping.

CompUSA has TRENDNet 54Mbps Wireless Firewall Router (802.11b/g) for free after $40 mail-in rebates ($20 CompUSA rebate plus $20 TRENDNet rebate). The product is sold-out for delivery, but seems to be available for in-store pickup. Rebates expire August 4, 2007.
If you are willing to pay a little more, they also have TRENDNet 108Mbps Wireless Firewall [...]