Has anyone tried this yet? I'm still waiting for my FREE copy.

It's confusing. Who knows what to buy when you're shopping for a new PC? The website has lots of helpful tips, but they are selling computers. Are they selling you what's best for them or what's best for you? You should call your local computer repair person. If you've done business with them before, they'll probably give you some free advice. If not, it's probably worth it to pay for some advice now and get what you need instead of buying a lot of what you don't need and paying too much.

I ordered two light fixtures from LOWES in April. It took 4 months after I was told 2 weeks. I waited because they matched other lights I already bought. They finally call me and tell me I can pick up the lights. They're in this giant box and the guy wheels them over in a cart. The girl at the register looks in the box and checks the numbers and I sign for them. Well, I can't get this giant box in the car so I take the smaller light boxes out of the big box. The first box comes out and into the car. The second box sounds like a box of broken glass. That's because that's exactly what it was. I couldn't figure out why they were in such a big box until just then. I wasted an hour because they said they had to refund my money and reorder them. They never did. Home Depot, here I come.

Have you ever bought something from ebay? My LCD TV broke and I knew it was the power supply. I called the company and they didn't make the part any more. I paid 800 or 900 for the set about 4 years ago. I called the repair place and they said it could cost up to 300 to fix. I could buy a new TV, not as big, with a warranty. I went to EBAY and found a company that made power supplies and had the one I needed. I bought it for 145 and plugged it in. It blew the mainboard on the set. They said it was the TV's fault (bad TV!) and refunded all of my money except the 10.00 for shipping. I brought it to the repair shop and paid the 300 anyway. Sometimes it's just better to stay local and let the experts handle the repairs.

There's a lot of good boat deals out there right now. You know it's due to the economy but I don't think people are selling them because they need the money. I think they're just too expensive to maintain. I wanted to buy a boat and started doing the usual research. After seeing cheap boats in yards and on craigs list, I started pricing out the rest. The storage alone can be from 150.00 to 400.00 a month for wet or high and dry storage. Then there's the insurance and the maintenance. It's an expensive hobby. I rented a boat for half a day for 200.00. These rentals are not insured so you're responsible for anything that happens while you're on it. You also have to fill it up when you bring it back. 50.00! Back to the drawing board.