Free riding for fun and profit

AOL and I will never, ever be BFF. They even told me so. Here’s my story, going way back to 2000. This was a time when every American’s mailbox was absolutely stuffed to the gills with AOL discs. One fine mid-Atlantic day I wanted some internet access on my computer. I knew NetZero still had … Read more

I’m jealous how well Lowe’s treated my wife

Lowe’s puts out scratch-and-dent appliances regularly.  These are display models, appliances that got slightly damaged by a forklift, or customer returns.  They’ll knock down the price for someone who doesn’t mind a little blemish on the appliance, or one that’s slightly used. We’ve gotten a few good deals with scratch and dent appliances, but for … Read more