Over the weekend, I drove into a Shell service station to fill up on what I thought was going to be a good deal on fuel. I paid for a predetermined amount of fuel and just when I started to fill up, I noticed that the price at the pump was a little higher than […]
With the imminent release of Apple’s iPhone 5, there is a bound to be a flood of people getting rid of their iPhone 4’s and 3GS’s. A couple of weeks ago I noticed that some retailers reduced the price of an unlocked 8GB 3GS from NZ$919 to $599 in what I suspect is a move […]
There are a number of ways through which bloggers and site administrators choose to monetize their sites. Not all methods suit the one-size fits all model as what works for one site may not work for another and this can be due to varying number of reasons. Some sites such as photo blogs are image […]
![2011-Rugby-World-Cup-Countdown-Clock-Auckland[5]](https://i0.wp.com/www.ninetynineways.net/wp-content/uploads/2011-Rugby-World-Cup-Countdown-Clock-Auckland5-100x100.jpg "How My Rugby World Cup Countdown Clock Photo Almost Made Me Money")
A couple of weeks ago, someone got in touch with me about a photo I took and posted on My Pictorial World, a small photo blog of mine. His firm is working on a project so that they can cash in on the 2011 Rugby World Cup, which starts October 9. As part of the […]
The current economic situation in the U.S. is kind of scary on a number of levels because of what could happen to not just the U.S. economy but the global economy if a resolution is not reached soon. Seeing the world sink into another recession so soon after last one (if it really ever ended) […]
One thing that comes with the purchase of a device such as an iPhone is the need for a good data package. Getting the most out of your phone’s functionality as well as using a lot of the apps that you will eventually download will chew through your data plan. Some mobile operators provide data […]
A very common sight when driving through the suburbs of Auckland are signs stapled to lamp post advertising garage sales that will be taking place over in the area. On the odd occasion I will drive past a garage sale in progress and a lot of the time, it doesn’t look like it would be […]
One thing that is definitely happening in New Zealand is that the cost of living is going up yet there doesn’t seem to a similar rise in wages to match it. Gas and electricity bills are already high enough and are also on the rise. One thing that a lot of us, including myself are […]
A while back, I wrote about how you could get in on earning a share of the billion-dollar mobile app sales market without actually having to build the application yourself – Make Money From An iPhone or iPad App Without Making It. The other day I had a bit of a think about the revenue […]
