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Cyber Monday: Is it Hip or Hype?

By Tom Egelhoff 2 weeks ago

When “Cyber Monday” was created in 2005 by the US National Retail Federation and introduced on their Shop.org web site is was not a major success by any stretch of the imagination. According to comScore it was only the 12th biggest online shopping day that year.
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Category: AM 1450 Exclusive, Business, Christmas, Commentary, Consumer Advice, Economy, Opinion, Technology, Tom's Opinion

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Fun Facts About Thanksgiving

By Tom Egelhoff 2 weeks ago

Five hundred thirty-five million pounds of turkey (267,500 tons) will be devoured on Thanksgiving Day.

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Category: Advice, AM 1450 Exclusive, Commentary, Consumer Advice, Events, Food, Holiday, Just For Fun, Lifestyle, Opinion, Tom's Opinion Tags: cool whip, cranberry, native americans, pumpkin pie, stuffing, Thanksgiving, tom egelhoff, turkey, yams

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Should Retail Stores Be Open On Thanksgiving Day?

By Tom Egelhoff 2 weeks ago

Poor store clerks enduring the wrath of rude shoppers while their family members are enjoying tasty leftovers and watching college football. Oh, the unfairness.

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I Need Another Nap

By Tom Egelhoff 2 weeks ago

Yesterday I talked about the benefits of naps for both health and general well being. Today I want to talk about the ideal nap; how to define and get the perfect nap.

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Category: Advice, AM 1450 Exclusive, Commentary, Consumer Advice, Health, LinkedIn, Opinion, Tom's Opinion Tags: bozeman, Caffeine, Health, kmms, montana, nap, slow-wave sleep, tom egelhoff, well being

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$21,950 SOLD!! on KMMS Saturday Radio Swap Meet

By Tom Egelhoff 3 weeks ago

This week's Saturday Swap Meet, 11 AM to 11:30 AM on AM 1450 set a new weekly record selling $21,950 in merchandise

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Category: AM 1450 Exclusive, Business, Christmas, Commentary, Consumer Advice, Economy, Events, Finances, Just For Fun, Money, Open for Business, Opinion, Saturday Swap Meet, Tom's Opinion Tags: applicances, boats, buick, Cars, listeners, swap meet, tom egelhoff, tools, trailer

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Yes Virginia, In Real Life There Are Red Pens And Trophies

By Tom Egelhoff October 23, 2013

Every day I'm in my classroom. No, not the brick and mortar academic kind — the classroom of real life. It’s an amazing learning experience.

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Category: Advice, AM 1450 Exclusive, Commentary, Consumer Advice, Education, High School Sports, Inspirational, Lifestyle, Opinion, Sports, Tom's Opinion Tags: classroom, education, experience, Illinois, Learning, school, schoolyard, state, students, tom egelhoff, unemployment, war of 1812

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Tom’s Opinion: Where Are The Jobs?

By Tom Egelhoff October 22, 2013

What employers discovered was that they were actually fat with employees. The advancing technology had replaced many jobs that were no longer needed.

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Category: Advice, AM 1450 Exclusive, Business, Commentary, Consumer Advice, Economy, Money, Opinion, Organized Labor, Politics, Science, Small Business Help, Technology, Tom's Opinion Tags: 8 track, CD, China, computers, employers, Indonesia, jobs, Thomas Edison, tom egelhoff, Vietnam

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Mike McCormick & Tom Egelhoff talk Debt Ceiling and Government Shutdown on Open for Business

By Tom Egelhoff October 17, 2013

In case you might have missed the show, Mike McCormick joined Tom Egelhoff last Saturday on "Open for Business" for a discussion on the debt ceiling, government shutdown, how the markets will react and what that means to your bank account.

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