If it's a sizable amount you need liquid, maybe you qualify for a Money Market account. Those rates are still pretty low though.
Consider some high dividend paying stocks from stable companies. Yes there's risk it could go down but it's just as liquid as a money market account and you're at...
Man how fun was this game? From the reviews I read, I was under the impression this wasn't worth my time. Boy I was wrong. Been a fan of Remedy since the MP days and I really enjoyed Alan Wake.
I downloaded it on XBL and was really pleased with the presentation and pacing. I'm going to skip...
I'm really spending a lot this year during the steam sale.
And I mean really - why would you go through the trouble/risk to gift yourself a game from Europe or wherever when the prices are already absurdly cheap (in the US or wherever you are)? It's already an awesome deal.
I think I'm the only one waiting for a review before I buy.
I was so into Warcraft 2 (which got a 96/100 in PCGamer), that when Starcraft came out, it got a "measly" 92/100 from PCGamer... so I passed on Starcraft. I'm pretty sure I'm not making that mistake again... but it'd be nice to know...
Yoshi's Story for N64. I even played the demo at Toys R Us and thought... "wait this is the sequel to Yoshi's Island it's gotta get better" so I bought it. I was wrong.
Here's a good one: the Inappropriate Channel
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=4206178
Also kudos to anyone who finds clips of "Billy Reilly's Jump and Choke Channel"