It looks like Bidsauce is picking up steam and that the users are really enjoying their experience.  Their winners are real people, and from inside sources, it is confirmed that they don’t do automated bidding to push bidding higher.

In case you haven’t tried penny auctions before, it involves purchasing bids and instead of the price jumping up to whatever people are willing to pay, the price only rises by cents with each bid.
Also, with each bid, the timer increases to allow for more time to bid.

Penny Auctions are a great new way to get all of your gadgets and gear.  If you haven’t tried them out, go ahead and give it a shot, you won’t regret it.

They are hoping that bringing their bottler indoors will slash costs. Coca-Cola Co. will also receive more flexibility in the bottling process.

This purchase will transfer the $8.88 billion debt of Coca-Cola Enterprises to Coca-Cola Co. Coca-Cola Co. also promises to give up it’s 34% share in Coke Enterprises which is said to be worth $3.21 billion.

Stockholders of Coke Enterprises will receive a $10 per share dividend. Coca-Cola Co. felt driven by Pepsi Co.’s strategic move of purchasing Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. to make this purchase.

1.Show them the difference of rewards between saving and spending. Saving can have much larger and long lasting rewards, but the wait is longer. Meanwhile spending is most likely a temporary reward.

2.Give them the opportunity to handle their own money. Provide them the chance to earn allowance. As the parent, you will also get a little extra help.

3.Break the pay up so it is easy to save. For example, if their allowance is $10, give them a $5 and five $1′s. Then discuss how much should be saved and encourage them to put it in their piggy bank.

4.When they have enough saved, take them to a bank and open a savings account. Help them understand the processes of the bank as they grow older. Keep encouraging them to save for important things like college, as well as the fun things they want to purchase.

Option Trading can be very lucrative and very risky. The Optioneer strategy provides those with little or no experience with the similar trading tools that professionals use.

Essentially an option is a financial instrument that gives the owner of the option the right to buy or sell the underlying asset at a predetermined price.

Like any investing strategy there is a specific vocabulary:

1. Option- A financial derivative that represents a contract sold by one party (option writer) to another party (option holder).
2. Put- An option contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying asset at a set price on or before a specified date.
3. Writer-The seller of an option who collects the premium payment from the buyer and is obliged to buy or sell the asset at the strikeprice if executed by the buyer.
4. Strike Price-The price at which a specific derivative contract can be exercised.

The Methodology of the Optioneer Trading can help. The Optioneer course is designed to instruct investors how to sell options and collect premiums.

For more information on Optioneer Trading check out these sites

Optioneer Trading LinkedIn

Optioneer Trading Hubpage

Optioneer Article

Disclaimer: “There is a risk of loss in trading futures & options”

The number one reason parents give for not supporting their children through college is that they believe their child is partying at the expense of their grades. However, Jean Johnson author of New Report conducted a study showing that the number one reason students have to drop out of school is because they work so hard to pay tuition and rent that they cannot fit in time for homework and studies.

He suggested that parents simply do not realize how much tuition has risen in the past few years in comparison to wages. On top of this, states have lowered the number and size of grants that they are willing to give while raising tuition fees. In combination with the recession, students are having a more difficult time finding jobs and are simply struggling financially. While the parents may have been able to work through college, it is a lot more difficult now.

Parents often do not realize that the government expects them to contribute to tuition and other college expenses until their child qualifies as an independent. An independent is considered one who is 24 years old, a veteran, gets married, or becomes a parent.

Other studies have shown that students who have help from their parents graduate from college at a 63% rate. Meanwhile, students without help only have a 42% graduating turnout rate.

During this season of mass purchasing over half of Americans are purchasing their holiday gifts with credit cards.  There are a few things that you should be aware of this holiday season to make sure that you use that credit card wisely so it doesn’t use you.

You probably are bothered every time you check an item out with an offer for a credit card from a certain store.  They may sound like great deals giving you 10 – 15 % off your purchase, but what they don’t tell you is that overall you are loosing money with there insane interest rates and low limits.  If possible, avoid using or signing up with store branded credit cards.

A lot of Americans have transitioned from going to the local store to make their holiday purchases to simply buying online.  Make sure that when you buy online that you comparison shop and include shipping in your comparison price.  Stores will often not show how much shipping will cost and when you think you are getting the best deal you may end up paying more after shipping is added to your bill.  Another piece of advice is that you should be aware of online fraud stores that will offer insane deals for either no product or an off-brand product.  Never purchase from a store that you don’t know is reliable or doesn’t have an https:// in the URL on the page where  you enter your credit card information.

The last piece of advice for you is to make sure that you choose wisely from your current credit cards.  After unwrapping all of your gifts, some people may desire to return items that weren’t purchased in the correct size or color.  Some credit cards, such as American Express and some Visa cards, allow for up to a 90 day return policy.  So if you don’t procrastinate your shopping the store return policy may have already expired and you might be relying on your credit card’s 90 day return.   That is of course you didn’t buy something last year for them, because you are out of luck and it better be something they really wanted.

We hope you have a successful and stress-free holiday shopping experience this year.

Republicans are not too excited for the extension, in fact, many of them think it should be over and done with. Some feel that the incentive price for trading in a car should be lowered from $4,500 to around $2,000.

Many experts feel that even if the Senate agrees to pass the $2 billion dollar extension, the money would only last another week or two if demand continues to stay where it is.

So, if you are looking to get yourself into a new car, with a $4,500 gift from uncle sam to use towards your new car, you better get it fast. Time, and money are running out.

The good news is I have learned a way to combat some of this. I will bring an empty water bottle through security with me and then when I get through I will fill it up at the drinking fountain. Some of you may be thinking that this is not a winning situation because I am compromising bottled water for tap but what you do not realize is that tap water has way more restrictions on it so it can actually be better for you than bottled water.

This way when I go through the airport I do not have to pay more money than is necessary and I get the water I want.

The cash for clunkers program is already proving to be a success. Within the past week, 8,000 eligible vehicles have been traded in for newer vehicles, all thanks to the cash for clunkers program.

So, go see the nearest dealerto you, and see if you can upgrade your car, while trading in your clunker. Who knows? You could end up with an amazing deal if you take part in the cash for clunkers program.

Cash for Clunkers gives away anywhere from $3,500-$4,500 per car/truck that is turned in. The amount of money given depends on what type of car the consumer is upgrading to. If the car is more fuel efficient, the consumer will be on the higer end. Cash for clunkers is expected to be a hit and over 80,000 dealerships have signed up to participate tin the program.

So incase anyone is looking for a new car and would like an extra $4,500 towards the purchase of their new car, this is the way to do it.