During the last two years of having the Altima, I felt like larger problems were looming in my future. The MPG was plummeting from about 27mpg to
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From the category archives:
Frugality
1. I can’t quit my job.
2. I can’t get fired.
3. I can’t go to Europe next year. (got an invite)
4. I can’t go to Beirut next year. (got an invite)
5. I can’t go to California for Christmas. (to *snorgle* my nephews)
6. I can’t go to California for Christmas next year. (to *snorgle* my nephews some [...]
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Because I don’t spend a lot on makeup and cosmetic treatments and yet still have a boyfriend.
From RevancheGS on Twitter, via Ramit: How much women will spend on a lifetime of beauty care
I had a little rant on Twitter about this the other day (most of which I have re-posted under the cut). I lived [...]
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I had an interesting experience at Advanced Auto Parts.
I wanted a new air filter. The one I wanted was a Purolator version for $12. But there was a K&N version for $50. I couldn’t understand why that one was so expensive. It couldn’t possibly be that good, or could it?
The salesman at the store demonstrated [...]
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Perhaps because I majored in something that required me to have more than passing knowledge about Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class
, but I read the NYTimes article on people scaling back and it only makes me angry.
To many, the adjustment feels less like a temporary, emergency response than a permanent recalibration, one [...]
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I have been thinking about this for a while, but I use my phone service with DSL to update my Quicken regularly. And I was mistrustful of 911 services over a cellphone and whether or not it really worked since I have an out of state cellphone number. (There’s this whole thing I learned with [...]
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At work, about once a week, someone brings in breakfast. It’s my turn soon and someone asked, “What do Koreans eat for breakfast?” My reply, “Whatever they eat for dinner, just less of it.”
Read this article by Mark Bittman. It’s great. You don’t have to eat traditional stick to your ribs breakfast, nor do you [...]
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While I was in California over the holidays I was window shopping with an old friend because we met at the local mall for coffee and chit chatted while wandering around.
I saw a salt pig at Williams-Sonoma. The link isn’t the one I actually saw. I saw one that was almost $40 and shaped like [...]
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The one dish my boyfriend makes for me that I always love is his pizza. He makes his own dough from scratch and the sauce is Don Pepino’s. The sauce is so good, we eat the dregs cold out of the can after we’ve finished making the pizza. It’s zesty and delicious.
Boyfriend once said to [...]
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I spent $2 on Sunday. I bought a Diet Coke and Doritos at Home Depot. A power breakfast if I ever saw one. For some reason I got up on Sunday and wasn’t hungry. (Shocker. I’m ALWAYS hungry.)
After watching boyfriend drop a mint in supplies at HD, I snacked on my treats and waited till [...]
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