Before I continue further, I need to confess that I am an amazing cook (yes, I’m one of those lucky few who possess the skills to know exactly how to cook everything in their head but never put it in action). This piece is done through research, observing what my wife does and asking her […]
I remember when we were looking at a house about 18 months ago, the real estate agent would show us a house that is $500k, then one at $550k and another at $600k. On the seller’s perspective, this is called up-sell (which I’ve covered before here). This time around, let’s talk about the consumer’s (our) […]
I recently experienced a “first” while I was in Las Vegas over the weekend. No it’s probably not what you are thinking since what I’m referring to is cooking while my wife and I are on a trip together. I never thought it was possible but the dinner actually turned out great. We had delicious […]
I accidentally overheard my coworker’s decision to sell her house as she doesn’t think that she could afford living there anymore. With the recent financial crisis and certain stocks basically going to zero, there are many people who lost a fortune (like this guy who lost $6 million because of Lehman Brothers). Luckily, she still […]
Some of us are creative thinkers, especially when it comes to making excuses about saving for our emergency fund. From the weak economy to the falling dollar to high gas prices, there are new ones every day. To break the trend of using our creativity to think of excuses, I challenged myself to instead think of some […]
Emma and I went to a pretty fancy restaurant to celebrate my wife’s birthday. After we sat down, our waitress pleasantly asked us “Would you like some wine tonight?” We just experienced a form of up-sell. What is Up-Sell Up-sell is the act of suggesting a higher priced product or service to a customer who […]
