Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Financial Headline News for Tuesday 2/14

Phil's Financial Tip of the Day:

Know when to put your foot down!

For years I had been ordering flowers for my wife from Pro Flowers on Valentine's Day.

By habit, I once again started to order a dozen Valentine's Day flowers from them after being pelted with e-mail after e-mail. I got to the check out online and was about to hit confirm when I came out of my zombie state. I realized the dozen roses with ruby vase and chocolate advertised for $39.99 would cost me $62. What got me was the $4.95 for Monday delivery. That is when I put my foot down!

I am blessed to have a wife is as sensible as I am and she totally agreed. While shopping at Wal Mart this past weekend, we came across dozens of beautiful roses for $15. I told her to pick out two dozen so she got a pink and red selection.They are blooming awesomely right now. With tax, it came out to $32.

Even though Pro Flowers has handled every order I have made in the past in a timely manner and even though their customer service is second to none(they once gave me a free order when the flowers delivered didn't last a week fresh like they guarantee), I had to put my foot down this time!

Total Savings= $30

Quote of the Day from Dave Ramsey.com:
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for. — Joseph Addison

Starting Monday February 27th, please listen to the Dave Ramsey show live on WOR 710 from 2-4 PM EST. You can also listen to the 3rd hour 4-5 PM EST on Dave Ramsey.com

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