The Sun's Financial Diary

We usually didn't spend much money in holidays like Christmas and New Year, mainly because there were only two of us and we don't have the tradition of giving gifts in Christmas. In fact, we don't celebrate Christmas. To us, it's just a day off with nowhere to go (pretty much everywhere is closed at [...]

  Received the message in my email tonight.  

I got this email from Staples this morning with a $20 off $200 or more purchase, in store, online, or by phone. The coupon will expire tomorrow, November 21st. I don't think I'm gonna make any purchase till then. If anybody needs this coupon, leave a comment so I can email the link and coupon [...]

This is what I heard on WCBS radio this morning: Perrigo Co., a major manufacturer of store-brand acetaminophen, recalled 11 million bottles of the pain-relieving pills Thursday after discovering some were contaminated with metal fragments. The recall affects bottles containing various amounts of 500-milligram caplets. Perrigo bills itself as the world’s largest manufacturer of store-brand [...]

When you buy a used car with 65,000 miles on it, make sure that you are indeed buying a car with 65,000 miles odometer reading, not 85,000 miles. The Department of Justice has some tips to help you identify odometer roll-back scams. Look for loose screws or scratch marks around the dashboard. (Also look for [...]

Got an Amazon Platinum Visa card? Now you can earn double points on your daily purchases at restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores, and department stores. According to the notice I received in the mail tonight, Amazon.com will reward you double points for every dollar you spend above $100 from November 1st to December 31st. Eligible [...]

Do you go straight to the site or through a middle man? If the former is your choice, you probably missed some big cashbacks you could have earned on top of what your credit cards offer. There tons of sites offer cashback programs by shopping through them. You already spend the money, why not get [...]

I got another item sold on Amazon today. This time, it was a cable kit, which I got for $1.00 AR, and the price I asked for was $5.35. While my sale on Amazon has been going great so far, I can’t help thinking why people want to buy used stuff, especially computer hardware and [...]