¡Ay, caramba! While a few faithful fans still have their fingers crossed for an Allen Iverson comeback, things aren’t looking too good in the former NBA scoring champ’s bank account thanks to his affection for things that go shimmy shimmy ya in the light. Read the rest of this entry »
No, your eyes do not deceive you. Yahoo! reports Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, just announced that he will pour $300 million into our favorite fit-what-you-can-in-under-140-characters social networking site. Read the rest of this entry »
His last solo album has scanned nearly six million copies and his most recent output, Hell: The Sequel, with Royce Da 5’9″, is well over gold in sales. Suffice to say, Eminem isn’t losing sleep over whether or not he can afford cable in every room. And with such financial security, he can also afford to do as he pleases. Including turning down $6 million dollars in guaranteed money to simply perform as he’s been doing to promote his releases. Read the rest of this entry »
For each and every person who felt alienated by every reference Jay-Z made to a cabana in an exotic location or scoffing at the NBA fining him $50,000 on his latest album, Watch the Throne, take solace in knowing that unlike most rappers in these times, your man Shawn Carter is telling the truth. Forbes released a preliminary report back in March with Diddy edging out Jay-Z for richest Hip-Hopper in the biz but the official numbers are in and Jay is #1 in the bank account department with a reported $37 million in earnings. Read the rest of this entry »
To be honest, there are so many of these lists that float around I forget which is which. Forbes compiled their top five wealthiest Hip-Hop artists and the tabulation pretty much went as expected. With the exception for one name. Read the rest of this entry »
Wouldn’t it be nice having money to blow like the Young Moolah crew? Well, if you want to cop Maybachs, sport Martin Margiela highs and spray thousands of dollars into the air by shaking a green bottle – just like Lil’ Weezy and Drizzy Driz – then I have fantastic news for you. There is now a Young Money debit card available for public splurging. Read the rest of this entry »
As I’ve learned first-hand throughout my past year in outside sales, the only price truly set in stone is the one your family pays for your headstone. Other than that, everything is up for grabs, which is why The Consumerist’s baiting Washington Post referral, “Why Aren’t You Haggling Yet?,” drew me in like the red light at Krispy Kreme.
With the bad-economy excuse having made it’s way into an entire nation’s vernacular, it seems as if people have finally caught wind to the savings incurred from holding a high ground of persistence.
The price tag on the smooth pair of Cole Haan loafers at Macy’s said $148. I considered that a fair opening bid. Standing across from the salesman and the cash register, I said, “Can you knock off 25 percent?”
The salesman said, “Can’t do it.” But I pressed on: “I’ll get them on the Internet or at one of your competitors, so let’s just do this here.”
Salesman: “Geez. You’re like the second person who has tried to do this today.”
We stared at the shoe box. I liked what was inside. The loafers fit well, but they would feel even more comfortable with a discount.
Macy’s blinked first. “Ten percent off,” the salesman said. “That’s the best I can do.” I sensed an advantage and counteroffered: “Let’s do 20 percent.” I then sensed annoyance and settled for the 10 percent.
My first attempt as a haggler saved me almost 15 bucks and placed me at the center of “the biggest sea change of consumer behavior since the end of the Second World War”…
From Macys to Best Buy, Verizon all the way over to the meat-market at his local grocer, Washington Post writer Michael S. Rosenwald expresses the ease of redeeming cheese from a variety of victims, showcasing $350 in savings across the board in the one week it took him to research this engaging article. Amazing, because it’s true.
Personally, my amputated bank account doesn’t allow a weekly allotment of spending to incur that much in savings, but…of course it doesn’t. Like most of you, I’ve never had this nickel-clinching mindset when it comes to everyday purchases, which has left me apathetically pushed over more than the inflatable Spider-Man punching bag I had as a kid. But now, after being enlightened to the ways of bartering with everyone and anyone, I vow to have a new outlook on spending.
Come Valentine’s Day, I will be a force to be reckoned with.
In Tough Economic Times, Shoppers Take Haggling To New Heights [Washington Post]
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B.o.B. x DJ Drama x LRG – May 25th Mixtape
Trackstar The DJ and The Smoking Section Present Rockwell Knuckles – The_Glow
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The Four Horsemen – Apocalypse Now
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Monie Love – Down To Earth
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Prepare thyself to render to Caesar what is Caesar’s. Trade in your pu-pu-puttering tin can on wheels for a Quarter horse and buggy. Tally-ho down the town square and set ye old clock tower back two to five minutes, just to let all surrounding establishments know ye be running on your own damn time. And finally, get thee to your First Bank of Local Money and tell them we’re headed back to olden times when every town has its own notes. Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve been casually monitoring & trying to make sense of the whole Wall Street fiasco, paying even more attention since last Thursday. And before I said that Wamu would be my own personal panic signal. Well when I watched the news this morning & then looked @ the paper as well, my mouse finger got unusually itchy… Read the rest of this entry »
It was kind of strange that Jeezy’s new album cover art debuted yesterday & coincided with the widespread news coverage of IndyMac’s collapse?
Am I the only one who literally cringed & caught a stomach pain when hearing the news? All I kept thinking was “FDIC insured” and “are we about to switch from recession to economic depression”? Read the rest of this entry »
No, I’m not talking about the Awards show from the other night…because I didn’t even watch it, minus when I happened to be flippin’ channels & caught the tail-end Wayne’s performance .
It looks like some of BET’s corporate sponsorship finally heard the cries of millions who felt like Black Entertainment Television didn’t represent the best interests for anyone in the supposed demographic. Read the rest of this entry »
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