Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the category archives:
Cue to a conversation about an upcoming social event. (Heavily edited)
mapgirl: Reservation #9999 – Pick up tickets the night of the event under my name.
Friend: Where did you buy tix? Other people I know are interested [in getting them].
mapgirl: Just call the number on the website and give them your credit card. How dumb are [...]
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I live and work near various military facilities around the DC area. One thing that surprised me is that many of the facilities are open to the public with great places for ‘morale, welfare, and recreation’, even though they are geared for active and retired military, their families and guests. All you have to do [...]
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I’ve sold off a chunk of my early season games to offset the cost of my games, but I only sell them to friends at cost to be nice and share the fun. I’m sure later in the season if the Caps do well, I’ll put them up on StubHub. There’s all kinds of fees [...]
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Dear Comcast,
You have finally broken the camel’s back with your straws last week.
On Thursday, I received two of the same pieces of junk mail from you. That is on top of a piece of junk mail you sent earlier in the same week. That’s 3 pieces of mail to capture my business in one week, [...]
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Digging one out of the draft archives for your entertainment. I am busy busy so I have nothing new for you guys. So enjoy. The Moby DJ set was late last September. (OMG I was out of my head with the old songs too. Really some DJ’s can make you cry with their awesomeness.)
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Now, I [...]
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I bought a bottle of yeast, a bottle of shampoo (with a $2 off coupon) and some bar soap. Total bill was $18.02 and the two ladies behind me in line gave me the pennies for the cashier. YAY!
As predicted, I didn’t do a whole lot on the holiday. I baked some whole wheat bread [...]
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I realize that it’s summer, but last week, I was able to move my hocket seats to a better spot in the Verizon Center.
How did I do it? EASY!
I’ve got a friend who is leaving DC for California, who didn’t renew his seats. The new ticket rep I have has both of our accounts. I [...]
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Last Friday, I pulled HC out of the office to join me at Artomatic for Craigslist: The Musical.
Artomatic is a free art free-for-all in DC. Basically if you’re an artist with a few dollars and some volunteer time, you can get a display space. Admittance is free, but they ask for donations. Plus happy hour [...]
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Bengie’s in Baltimore (hon!) runs a weekend triple-feature called ‘Dusk to Dawn’. For $8 bucks a person, you can see three first-run films with vintage cartoons for intermissions. For another $8 bucks you can bring your own food. (But no alcohol.) The snack bar was pretty good though. ($6.25 gets you a huge bucket of [...]
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We went two places run by the National Park Service down at the Outer Banks. However, the lands pass available for $80 is only good for admission to one place, Kitty Hawk. It won’t cover the climbing fee at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
The Kitty Hawk Memorial was interesting to visit. It was $4 a person, so [...]
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