deal: or no deal?
Daily deal sites seem like a great idea, until the establishment changes the rules on-the-fly and without warning…
Tagged: savings
caffeine: easier to homebrew than meth!
I have been happily stickin’ it to the man for over a week now. After a friend showed me the travel mug that had become part of their daily morning routine, I was curious, but not sold. Then I priced...
Partner, Let me Upgrade U
New things are strange and mysterious, scary at times and not always an improvement. Case in point: LED Christmas Holiday Lights. I put up the white icicle lights up over the couch last night and it was like having a...
Every time I try to get out…
I opened a credit card account the other week. A secured account through Bank of America. I had to just suck it up and take some responsibility about my finances. I get the calls and the letters from debtors. I...
cha-ching!
6 months ago I opened an savings account with Bank of America using their Keep the Change promotion. I started the account with an initial $300 deposit and left it alone, seeing how much it would grow based soley on...
made manifest
I just bought 2 swimsuits* — I think the beach trip is finally feeling real to me, as well as something not to be sorta-dreaded. Woo! * Speedo trunks on sale from $33 down to $9.50? I’m so there! Of...
just because it cracked me up
What Kind of Hipster Are You? You are the Consummate Hipster. Newbies bow to you, everyone else just stares, as you swagger down the street with “Little Green Bag” stuck in your head.Take this quiz! Also, I got scolded last...
we all scream…
No cookies baked yet, but here’s a coupon for $1 off a 20 oz. smoothie or ice cream shake at Coldstone Creamery. *insert ‘brings all the boys to the yard’ pun here*
That’s a slightly wasteful URI
Buy one get one free 7-11 Slurpee coupon. At least it’s got a nice picture of the new supes with a little bit of a bulge, but what Superman fan is going to want to drink anything with the name...
when I look back on my ordinary life
The lesson is: save early and save often! gmail sorta crashed up my browser (it really can be a firefox killer) and I lost all the fun and wit of my post. For a moment you think, “F_ck it, I’m...