Ok so I’m not the smartest with percentages and such, but someone explain to me why this place offers 3.3% for a 6 month CD while the annual return on the savings is 3%. Aren’t CDs returns locked, so if I buy a CD I definitely get 3.3% in 6 months… why would I even think about 3% in a year then? This is from the online bank ING.
Category: Deals
Bratwurst Party
All those who read this are invited to my bratwurst party. Tom March 2nd at 5pm at our house I will be cooking up 12 brats. Call or post a comment here if you would like to come. Joy doesn’t like them, she’ll prob be eating something else if you don’t like brats… but I’m not worrying about that.
Would you like $1000 and two days off?
For anyone interested, and in town Feb 19th and 20th, we are having a Crucial Confrontations training at my office. I can get you in for free so it’s a great deal. You can tell your boss this training would usually cost $1000 per person and it will help you be more effective in your job. You will need to be here at Vitalsmarts headquarters in North Provo from 8am till 5pm both days. If you want to come let me know as soon as possible as the class fills up fast as you could imagine.
Enhance Accountability, Improve Performance, and Ensure Execution
Crucial Confrontations Training equips participants with a straightforward step-by-step process for identifying and resolving performance gaps—those unpleasant realities standing in the way of organizational success. With this hands-on problem-solving approach, participants learn to enhance accountability, improve performance, and ensure execution. Whether you’re preventing problems or managing a crisis, move your team or organization to the next level with this revolutionary yet simple approach.
Need techie stuff?
Looking for a great deal on a new anything techy? Find your nearest Compusa and count to ten, by then it should have it’s going out of business sales printed up in your newspaper. I’ll be headed to ours looking for anything ebay worthy.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Mexican retail and telephone baron Carlos Slim will close out Comp USA’s remaining US stores and liquidate all the remaining assets including the brick and mortars, after investing close to $2 billion into the business in the last 8 years.
Deal Alert
Ever see The Mummy, or The Mummy Returns or the Scorpion King (I never saw that one)? Ever think to yourself, that was a decent movie, I’d like to buy it someday if I see it for cheap. Well over at Best Buy Online they have the 3 disc set for 8.99, with free instore pickup. Grab a copy if you’re interested, or grab me a copy if your not.
More free stuff!!
Today’s free day comes to us from Hot Dog on a stick. From 5pm till 8pm at your nearby HDOS, you can get a free HDOaS. Our nearest one is at the Provo Mall… Don’t think we’ll make it over there tonight, it’s BF2 night. I’m still waiting for a long post that Joy has been planning on writing. Stay tuned and see when she actually posts it.
Free Root Beer w/ Float
Tyler I hope you are reading the blog today, because tonight is one of those weirdo free night things. This time at your local Sonic fast food store. From 8pm till midnight they are handing out free root beer floats. Don’t know if there is a limit or if you could bring the tv and dvd player and have em fill you up throughout a movie. Anyway gather your kin folk and we’ll see you at Sonic tonight!
National Doughnut Day
Krispy Kreme is celebrating National Doughnut Day on Friday, June 1 by offering customers a free doughnut of their choice in participating stores throughout the U.S. Notice that the free doughnut is any kind you want, not just a free glazed.
Why don’t we get this day off?
!! NOT CONFIRMED YET (don’t get made at me if it’s not true) – 8:40am MTN !!
Free Pizza Slice
Rumor has it that Pizza Huts around the country are giving away slices of their improved pizza, in attempts to mimic drug dealers and get users hooked. If you want to get your fix, stop by your nearest Pizza Hut between 3pm and 5pm today.
Find a Pizza Hut near you and tell us if this is true?
*As of 8:15am this is unconfirmed, but sounds good; if only I could get off early to go find out!
CONFIRMED!!