Archive for July, 2011

What is the Debt Ceiling? & A Shameful Air Ticket Tax Holiday – “2 in 2″ for 7/29/2011

Friday, July 29th, 2011

2 Minute Finance rounds up the two most interesting finance stories of late and breaks them down in two minutes or less. In this episode: What is the Debt Ceiling? & A Shameful Air Ticket Tax Holiday.

FAA Stops Collecting Taxes on Air Ticket Purchases, Buy Now!

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

Southwest Airlines Plane

Southwest Airlines Plane (Courtesy of StuSeeger on Flickr)

The Federal Aviation Administration announced they would suspend collecting taxes on air ticket purchases as the agency grapples with funding and budgetary issues. (more…)

Op/Ed on How We React When Businesses Change Their Services – 7/22/2011

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Taking a short recess from our normal “2 in 2″ videos, I wanted to talk about how we, as consumers, react when our favorite businesses change a service offering or their prices. Check out the video for my commentary on this topic. I’ll be back next week with more “2 in 2″ videos.

Best Time to Buy Apple Gear & When is Free Not Really Free? – “2 in 2″ for 7/20/2011

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

2 Minute Finance rounds up the two most interesting finance stories of late and breaks them down in two minutes or less. In this episode: Best Time to Buy Apple Gear & When is Free Not Really Free?

An Unboring Time Out of the House & 1 Year of Free Car Insurance? – “2 in 2″ for 7/18/2011

Monday, July 18th, 2011

2 Minute Finance rounds up the two most interesting finance stories of late and breaks them down in two minutes or less. In this episode: An Unboring Time Out of the House & 1 Year of Free Car Insurance.

If a car company offered one year of free car insurance, would it make you more likely to buy a car from them?
Totally Yes!
Heck No!
Maybe, depends on the details or other available incentives

  
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Abysmal June Jobs Hiring & Working Harder for the Same Lifestyle – “2 in 2″ for 7/11/2011

Monday, July 11th, 2011

2 Minute Finance rounds up the two most interesting finance stories of late and breaks them down in two minutes or less. In this episode: Abysmal June jobs hiring report & working harder to maintain the same lifestyle.

No So Trustworthy BBB & Airport Duty-Free’s Bad Deal – “2 in 2″ for 7/7/2011

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

2 Minute Finance rounds up the two most interesting finance stories of late and breaks them down in two minutes or less. In this episode: No So Trustworthy BBB & Airport Duty-Free’s Bad Deal.

Your Irrational Spending Habits & Dollar Coin Bonanza – 2 in 2 for 7/6/2011

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

2 Minute Finance rounds up the two most interesting finance stories of late and breaks them down in two minutes or less.  In this episode: your irrational spending habits & $1 coins stacked a mile high.

CA Sales Tax Drops & Verizon’s Data Plan Non-Changes – 2 in 2 for 7/1/2011

Friday, July 1st, 2011

2 Minute Finance rounds up the two most interesting finance stories of late and breaks them down in two minutes or less.  In this episode: CA sales tax drops & Verizon Wireless’ data plan non-changes.