I’ll be the first to admit it, it’s easy to blow money away…It doesn’t matter whether it’s clothes, electronics, gear, parts, services (restaurants, car wash etc…) It always seems much easier to swipe that plastic card than it does to work for the 10 or less dollars you get per hour.

Don't blow money like these guys

Try to curb your spending and make a habit out of considering the alternative to always making that purchase. Please please please check out this list, because I know that you’ll bring something away from it… It JUST MAY BE the best 10 best financial tips I’ve ever read

I know you’ll thank me when the holidays come to an end, and you’ve actually managed to get something for everybody…START SAVING

–Flipside Al

Like I promised last week in my post ‘How to Make Movies from Home, http://www.projectflipside.com/how-to-make-movies-from-home/ here is a compilation of top Youtube filmmakers who give me inspiration to make short films.

Rubydog: http://www.youtube.com/rubydog189

The Duncan Brothers: http://www.youtube.com/user/duncanbros

Balloonshop: http://www.youtube.com/user/BalloonShop

Jon Lajoie: http://www.youtube.com/user/jonlajoie

College Humor: http://www.youtube.com/user/collegehumor

Derrick Comedy: http://www.youtube.com/user/derrickcomedy

There yah go,
Shane Barbera

WE’RE ALL on different budgets, and here’s a poorly edited video to prove it. Regardless of your financial situation, you should be able to make something work to get through the holidays. After all, we give you guys some awesome ideas to save money just about every week. So many bargain websites, discount deals and coupons should be enough for even the cheapest skate to manage his/her gift buying and get something for everyone.

GOOD LUCK and HAPPY SHOPPING

Trying to get around? Well what will save you more money, driving a car or using public transportation? To figure out which is cheaper lets use this example. You have to get to and from work 5 days a week. That’s 10 trips a week. Lets say that you live in the suburbs and need to get to your job in the city. Lets do a month to month comparison on how much money you will spend.

Let’s first look at a car. If you include the expense of buying a car, the number of money you spend could really differ. For this example lets say you buy a cheap used starter car at the price of $3,000. Now lets say you keep this car for 3 years, then you’re paying $1,000 a year, or $83 a month. You then need to pay for car insurance, which could really vary, but lets estimate it at $80 a month. You also need to pay for gas, and your driving to the city 5 days a week so lets estimate you say you spend at least $25 a week on gas. Now lets at that all up, 83+80+25= $188 dollars a month to drive that car! And that is not including the money you will need to spend to get it inspected (around $80 a year), get the oil changed (also around $80 a year), and fix spare parts. Lets add those into the equation, for inspection $80/12months= about $6.75, and oil change will cost you the same a month as that, so we’re adding $13.50 for a grand total of $201.50

Now let’s look at public transportation. Lets say that you need to take a bus to get to the train station. That’ll cost your around $1.50 a trip. The train into the city will cost you about $6. You also have to get home so lets double that amount of $7.50 to $15 a day. There are 4 weeks in a month, and 5 days in a week you are going to the city, so you spend $15 on 20 days of the month, totaling $300 a month!

As you can see, transportation isn’t cheep. For this example it seems that having a car is the more affordable option. You also have more flexibility of where you go with a car, but you also have to deal with driving in traffic. Also, you can get a monthly train pass or bus pass which will make the price between the public transportation and a car pretty similar.

Shane Barbera

You don’t have to live in Hollywood to make your own movies. With today’s technology is easy as pie to make movies from home… mmm pie…. Anyway, all you’ll need is some good ideas and some starter money. So let’s get started:

PRE-PRODUCTION
If you want to have a story to your movie it will help to write a script. There is a great script writing program online you can download for free at: www.celtx.com It formats your script properly for you, it works like a charm and it’s really easy to learn how to use.

Also, if you make a story board before you shoot it will make production run a lot smoother. All you’ll need for this is a paper and a pen. A story board is pretty much a bunch of boxes with pictures in them of how you want to set up your shots. Here’s an example:

PRODUCTION
Production is the actual shooting of the movie. First thing you’ll need is a camera. You can find a decent video camera at Best Buy or Walmart for around $200-$300 these days.

Another very helpful tool during production will be a tripod. You can also find this at Best Buys and Walmart’s and it’ll cost between $30-$40. The tripod will give you the ability to have a steady shot without they shakyness caused from holding the camera.

If you want to get more professional, using heavy lights and external microphones will come in handy, but I wouldn’t worry about that if you’re just starting out.

POST-PRODUCTION
After you shoot your movie, you’ll need to upload it your computer and piece the clips together as you see fit. To connect your camera to the computer you’ll need a USB cable or Firewire cable. Firewire is ideal, it will upload the data faster, but you’ll need to make sure your computer has as a Firewire port. Best Buys sells firewire cables for around $40, but you can find them online for about half that price.

You will also need a video editing program. Most computers you buy these days come with one. If you have Windows its Windows Movie Maker, and for Mac its iMovie. Both of these programs work fine, but if you get really serious about movie making you’ll want to upgrade to either Adobe Premiere (Windows) or Final Cut Pro (Mac). Final Cut Pro is the industry standard. These programs aren’t cheap; if you buy them, they cost around $1,000.

After you’re done editing your video you export it and upload it to the location of your choosing (Youtube, Facebook). It’s not as complicated as it sounds, and its fun as hell. I hope this information was useful; stayed tuned later this week, I’ll be posting my favorite independent Youtube filmmakers.

Shane Barbera

I know, it seems like by the end of the month, we’re all going to be holiday bargained out…NOT!

Seriously, who DOESN’T like ridiculously slashed prices all month long?? How about the Bill Me Later option offered through PayPal? No Interest if paid in full within 6 months…for someone with moderate time management skills, this is a HUGE opportunity to get the gifts you need over the holidays even w/out the cash in hand…

Check it out — But don’t get slammed by forgetting about it! that’s 19.99% APR we’re talking about… For those who weren’t positive, APR stands for ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE

Now, it’s time you show us YOUR holiday bargains… To enter, just submit a comment below with the bargain details, location and hyperlink. As soon as 5 deals come in, you’ll be in the running for a Ten Dollar Old Navy Giftcard!!

The best bargain find gets the gift card, so be sure to submit the hottest deal you can find. BEST OF LUCK!!

—Flipside Al

So whats this holdiay season, I’ll tell you! Justin Bieber dolls for only $17.99!!!

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb4570074.htm

On a more serious note, whats a more practical gift?
For all the bros out there, you might want to pick up the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops. Its got the same enjoyable online multiplayer of Modern Warfare, with a few fun new features.

Assassins Creed is also looking good. If you have an Xbox, you might want up the motion sensing camera the Kinect. If you have a Play Station 3 you may want to pick up the new motion control wand called the Move.

A great new gaget are smartphones, everyone seems to have one these days, I my self haven’t gotten around to getting on yet.

The iPhones, Droids, and Blackberries I heard the best things about. Here’s a source with reviews for all the top smart phones this seasons http://cell-phones.toptenreviews.com/smartphones/

Thats all I’ve got for today. Come back soon for more gift ideas. Over and out.
Shane Barbera

Is everyone getting ready to start shopping for the holidays??  Here’s a short video highlighting a few items that will be on sale this Black Friday!

Also!  Best Buy has $1 dollar androids this Friday!  Enjoy!

♥Allison England

Yes, it seems like every holiday season there’s that one things that you have your eye on.

Check out this video—->>>

Maybe it’ll spark your interests and make you realize that dream is a little closer than you thought.

–Flipside Al

Shane Barbera