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daniel September 10, 2016September 10, 2016 Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Buy in bulk, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), How to Save Money on Jet.com, Items to Buy on Jet.com, Jet, Jet.com, Mr. Money Mustache, Opt out of returns, Printer cartridges, Products which you should buy on Jet.com, Sams Club, Take advantage of free shipping, Walmart (NYSE: WMT)

Items to Buy on Jet.com

You should be shopping on Jet because it offers much better prices on items like laundry detergent than sites like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). It is also fast and provides a better level of service than some sites.

Grocery Wars Market Insanity Thrift

daniel August 27, 2016August 27, 2016 alue of Uber bookings grew by $1.2 billion, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), ber has around $8 billion in the bank., Gautum Gupta, Gig Economy, Is Kroger Beating Walmart in the Price Wars?, Kroger (NYSE: KR), Lyft was losing around $50 million a month, Target (NYSE: TGT), Uber, Uber lost $100 million on its operations in the United States, Uber lost $2 billion in 2015., Uber lost $2 billion or $1 billion a year in China, Uber lost around $520 million, Uber’s revenue grew by around 18%, Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Walmart’s pricing structure

Uber Lost $1.27 Billion in Six Months, Kroger Undercuts Walmart

Uber may not be the money-making machine that investment bankers claim it is. The transportation app company lost more than $750 million in second quarter 2016 and $1.27 billion in the first half of 2016, Bloomberg reported.

Market Insanity Thrift

daniel August 25, 2016 eating Ramen cold, inmate economy, Instant ramen noodles, large supply of ramen in the pantry, Michael Gibson-Light, Mr. Money Mustache, Off the Grid News, Prison Ramen, Ramen, Ramen for Survival, Ramen is Gold, Ramen noodles, ramen will be worth its weight in gold, Soup is Money, Soup is money in here, The Ramen Economy

Soup is Money; Ramen is now the Currency of Choice in Prison

“Because it is cheap, tasty and rich in calories, ramen has become so valuable that it is used to exchange for other goods,” Gibson-Light noted in a press release. Gibson-Light discovered the Ramen economy while interviewing inmates during an investigation of the prison economy.

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daniel August 21, 2016August 21, 2016 Amazon, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Books, deals at Amazon.com, free shipping for $50 is a lousy deal, Jet.com, Jet.com offers faster service and shipping, Mailing supplies, Shipping Labels, Shipping Pass, Take advantage of free shipping, Toner cartridges, Walmart (NYSE: WMT)

Items You Should Buy From Amazon

Buy direct from merchants through Amazon. Many merchants sell directly through Amazon rather than the fulfillment centers. The big advantage to buying direct is that many of these sellers offer free shipping on all items. Office supplies in particular are far cheaper purchased this way.

Grocery Wars Long Ideas Thrift You Missed It

daniel May 17, 2016 Android Pay, Apple Pay obsolete, Bad News for Apple Pay, Big Retail’s answer to Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Brian Mooney, Chase Pay, contactless payment, Could Blockchain kill Apple Pay?, Current C, Current C’s Troubles, Is Current C Dead, MCX, Merchant Customer Exchange, Walmart Pay, What is happening at MCX?

Is Current C Dead or Merely Delayed?

The Apple-zombie press is hyping up the Current C “postponement” as a victory for Apple Pay, yet it could be a serious defeat for Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) payment app.

The danger for Apple; and Alphabet’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android Pay, is that Big Retail has concluded that app payment is a niche product that will not drive many sales. The retail giants’ executives think that contactless payment is simply not worth the time and effort.

Good Stocks Long Ideas Stocks Thrift

daniel May 11, 2016 American Express (NYSE: AXP), Android Pay, Apple Pay, Are Visa and MasterCard good investments?, Are Visa and MasterCard Making Money?, BitPay, Boon, Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS), major credit card brands, MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Venmo, Visa (NYSE: V), Visa and MasterCard have a Lot of Float, Visa debit card that can be loaded with bitcoins, Wirecard AG (ETR: WDI)

Why you Need Visa and/or MasterCard in Your Portfolio

Therefore; both Visa and MasterCard are good widows and orphans stocks to hold in your portfolio on a long-term basis; because of the low risk, steady dividend and high-growth potential. Visa stockholders received a 23.59% return on equity, and MasterCard owners were rewarded with a 61.47% return on equity in May 2016.

Grocery Wars Long Ideas Stocks Thrift

daniel April 20, 2016 $6.77 billion in revenue, decline of legacy media, Does Proctor & Gamble make Money?, Growing income inequalit, Henkel AG’s (OTCKPK: HENOY), Kroger (NYSE: KR), P&G is a Value Investment, P&G lost $5.1 billion in revenue, P&G revenue collapse, P&G Stock, Persil, PG, Proctor & Gamble (NYSE: PG), roctor & Gamble’s Revenues Collapsing, Target (NYSE: TGT), The decline of Walmart, Tide, Tide and Gain, Tide is still America’s most popular laundry detergent, Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA), Walmart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT)

Why Have Proctor & Gamble’s Revenues Collapsed?

These numbers show us that Proctor & Gamble is a great company with a good business model that generates a lot of float. It has a lot of cash and that cash is increasing. These numbers mean that the revenue losses might not affect the company’s long term operations.

Long Ideas Stocks Thrift

daniel April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 43.01% return on equity, 53% return on equity, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), dividend of 13.55¢, dividend of 26¢ a share, How Income Inequality Helps TJX, JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), Mr. Market, Mr. Market Has Noticed, Ross stock, Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST), TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX)

TJX Profiting from Income Inequality

That indicates we could be moving towards a serious disconnect in American retail; with upper-income Americans shopping at Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), while the increasingly cash-strapped working class turns to brick and mortar discounters. This could be a huge opportunity for investors that can identify which retailers are best-positioned to take advantage of this trend.

Grocery Wars Long Ideas Thrift

daniel April 17, 2016 Aldi, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), Dollar General (NYSE: DG), Dollar Stores, Dollar Tree (NASDQ: DLTR), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Kroger (NYSE: KR), Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW), People are driving less, rising income inequality, The decline of brands, The Ten Greatest Threats to Walmart, threat to Walmart, Threats to Walmart, Trader Joe's, Wage Stagnation, Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Walmart.com

Ten Threats to Walmart

Much of Walmart’s success has been based upon its ability to deliver name brands at much lower price than competitors. This is threatened because Americans are no longer buying name brands. Three of the fastest growing retailers; Aldi, Costco and Trader Joe’s, base their business model on a limited selection of low-cost but high-quality private label products.

Good Stocks Long Ideas Stocks Thrift

daniel April 14, 2016 big banks are still a value investment, classic definition of a value investment, dividend yield of 3.05%, generate a lot of float, generating a lot of cash, Is Buffett Right about Wells Fargo?, monster banks make a lot of money, return on equity of 13.61%, Warren Buffett’s faith in Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Wells Fargo is a buy, Wells Fargo’s Business is Sound, Wells Fargo’s earnings report

Is Wells Fargo Really a Value Investment?

At the end of the day consumer banking and big banks are still a value investment. The monster banks make a lot of money, generate a lot of float, pay decent dividends and they are relatively cheap right now. Unless US Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont); who wants to break up the banks; gets elected president, I would say buy bank stock right now, you won’t go wrong with it.