With the recent Toyota issue, I guess it is a matter of time before people start making parody videos regarding lawn mowers. Hope this video brings a smile on your face!

I have just been overwhelmed with working lately. What to do when you are taking a break from work? Browse Youtube videos. I saw this video regarding PowerPoint and it brought a smile on my face on a otherwise stressful day.

This post is meant to be more of a question rather than providing the answer.  In honesty my book piles are gradually growing larger and larger and I need a way to sell some of the books that I will most likely not read again.

When I was in college I use to sell my text books back to the college bookstore immediately after the semester finished.  However, the payout I received was minuscule in comparison to my purchased price.  (As a result, renting text books has become one of the most successful online business venture).  After college, I sold all my books on half.com until my dislike of eBay stopped me from using their service.

Now, where would be a good place to sell my used books?  I know some people have recommended CKY Books as one option and I will definitely give them a try.  Other than CKY Books, are there any good sites that purchase used books at a reasonable price?

It has been awhile since the last time Borders was offering coupons for free coffee or tea in their in store Seattle’s Best Coffee.

You will need a Borders Reward card in order to use the coupon.  Luckily, it is free to join and I would strongly recommend it if you visit Borders often.  In addition, you can also join eRewards and redeem for $15 Reward Bucks yearly.

A couple months ago a friend recommended me a new consumer product site called Alice.com.  Alice.com is a website that sell daily consumer goods such as toilet paper, detergent, etc.  According to Alice.com, its main business model focuses on negotiate directly with the manufacturers to effectively cut out the the middleman and pass the savings directly to consumers.

Recently as my workload gets heavier, I have less and less time to drive to different places to run errands.  As a result, I started to use their site to order more items.  The more I use their site the more I like it.

The positive:

• Free shipping (must order six items except for the first order).
• Coupons are applied automatically.
• Item are reasonably priced.
• Schedule order/delivery for perishable goods.
• $10 credit in their Alice account once they spend at least $50 on the site.

The negative:

• Items can be found at a cheaper price if you are one of those people that pays attention to weekly advertisement.

The fact of matters is you can always find a cheaper deal on a item to item basis if you have the time to look/wait for the specific deal. For those people that don’t have the time, Alice.com is a good option. It enables you to determine what products you need on a regular basis and the comfort of knowing you paid a reasonable price. If you like to shop online instead of supermarkets, check out Alice.com!

Today is the first day of Chinese New Year.  It is now the year of Tiger.

Happy New Year to everyone and Gong Hay Fat Choy!

These days it seems like Google is trying to get into all different types of business.  From operating system, cell phone, social network, and internet service provider.  However, the news that caught my eyes the other day is the plan your wedding with Google Docs.

Wedding planning can be an extremely time consuming and tedious process.  In order to avoid the frustration (and take out the excitement in the actual wedding), a lot of people hires wedding planners to handle all the details.  However, a wedding planner can get expensive and it is additional money at a time when the wedding itself might cause you a fortune.   That is why I find the blog post by Google useful even though it will probably be missed by most people.

Google Docs now contains 20 different templates in addition to budget planner.  The best part of all this is this is Google Docs so it will be very easy to collaborate between different people.

After I got home yesterday and logged onto my computer, I realized I won the $50 daily sweep stake at Instant Cash Sweepstakes.  For those that doesn’t know about Instant Cash Sweepstakes, ICS is a fun little three question survey site that gives you the chance to win cash each time you participate. The usual rewards are small (a couple cents) but you can play once every three hours.
In addition, you win lottery tickets for daily $50 drawings. Personally I like the site for the fact that surveys are easy and short. It is perfect when I need to let my mind relax for a short period of time before plunging back into my work. Try it out yourself!

Go to Amazon to get a free download of Valentine’s Day music (and other free music offering).

Follow up their free offering from last year’s superbowl, Denny’s is once again offering Free Grand Slam from the hour of 6am~2pm on 2/9.  A Grand Slam includes: 2 eggs, 2 sausage, 2 bacon and 2 pancakes!