My wife and I took a stroll down memory lane this past weekend. Lots and lots of TV clips from our childhood, courtesy of YouTube. Sesame Street Pinball. The Electric Company Silent E song. Earth phone, yip-yip-yip-yip-yip-yip. Ray Charles singing “Bein’ Green.” Buddy Rich in a drum battle with Animal. And, of course, the Rubber … Read more
I stumbledupon Violent Acres and read her most recent post that describes among other things her aversion for doctors. (For those of you who might have read Violent Acres you know that the language can get pretty offensive. The part I’m referencing from the post is below, and it’s clean.) From the post: I can … Read more
Both Wawa and Sheetz gas stations around where I live have free self-service air stations for topping off soft tires. Other gas stations charge. I don’t pay for air if I can help it. The Sheetz gas station right next to my place of work did a very good thing. They upgraded their air station … Read more
This Melinda Fulmer article on MSN caught my eye mainly from the title: When bargain hunting is an addiction (After all, this site is Mighty Bargain Hunter.) The article discusses a few people who have a true addiction to bargain hunting, as in a Bargain Hunters Anonymous kind of addiction. Even though it sounds funny, … Read more
I got a link-back to one of my posts two years ago about Valentine’s Day and how the costs of procrastination can be avoided. After all, Valentine’s Day is on 2/14 for a reason: That’s the price that you pay for roses on that day — two for $14. Why do guys pay this huge … Read more
Starbucks is beginning to test $1 “short” cups of drip coffee with free refills in Seattle. Other chains are offering good alternatives at lower prices, so Starbucks might be feeling out the market to avoid getting beaned by the competition. Pricey drinks are of course a favorite example of David Bach, author of The Automatic … Read more
I’d heard anecdotes of people being asked to leave all-you-can-eat buffets because, well, they eat too much, but apparently it’s starting to happen (or has been happening, and I just haven’t heard about it). I found this article via Clever Dude, and apparently there was some flak between some customers and a restaurant owner when … Read more
(This post is part of a Money Blog Network Group Writing Project on Year-End Money Moves. Check out the Money Blog Network for the whole scoop!) As 2007 winds down there is the opportunity to pick up things at bargain prices. Of course, nothing is a bargain if you don’t really want it, so bear … Read more