I ran across the following MasterCard Debit commercial recently, and it got me thinking about what we use plastic for these days.
I saw myself standing there, using my debit card to pay for a handful of inexpensive things. And why? Because I didn’t have any cash on me. In fact, it sort of reminded me of how little cash some of us carry anymore. This is because it seems so unnecessary. A piece of plastic is much easier to carry around and deal with than a fat wad of cash.
However, I do try to use cash in some cases. It …read more

One of the most difficult things about holiday shopping is trying to figure out exactly the right thing to get everyone on your list. This can be especially heard if you are on a budget. I thought that this MasterCard commercial featuring Peyton Manning was great, since it resonates with the challenged gift-giver in all of us:
The good news, though, is that if you give thoughtful gifts, they don’t have to cost very much. Indeed, you can give inexpensive gifts, as long as you manage to make them more personal. This has its own set of challenges. However, an inexpensive …read more

UPDATED February 13: The NCAA announced today in a “notice of allegations” that Indiana head coach Kelvin Sampson and members of his staff violated numerous telephone recruiting restrictions that were in place because of his previous violations at Oklahoma. The NCAA also indicated that Sampson about it to the school and NCAA investigators. The NCAA listed five major violations against Sampson, claiming that he gave “false or misleading information” to NCAA investigators.
Ladies and gentlemen – if you’ll look out the window to your right, you will see the college coaching career of Kelvin Sampson going up in flames.
If the Indiana …read more