Comparison shopping for auto insurance

A nice overview article on shopping around for auto insurance on Money Central today: Shopping for Auto Insurance It has a good combination of topics: Some tips to use Some pitfalls to avoid A list of risk factors that contribute to your premium Brief explanations of the types of coverage you might get One caveat … Read more

Who picks up the tab?

The March, 2006, issue of Money magazine talks about what to do when going out to dinner with someone who makes a lot more, or a lot less, than you do. It’s also online: Through Thick and Thin Wallets — Ryan D’Agostino The main tactics the article mentions to smooth things over, if you make … Read more

The 14th is approaching

February 14th is coming up fast. Since I’m male, the holiday is known as: Procrastination Day. Retailers are well aware of this. They’ve been taunting us with displays of heart-shaped boxes of everything since December 26th. And during the fifty-one days in between Christmas and Procrastination Day, we purchase: nothing. Then, in an enormous fit … Read more

Knowing what things cost

The recent beer posts on Five Cent Nickel reminded me of an article from the pre-blog MBH site. From the catacombs, for your viewing pleasure! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IS THIS REALLY A GOOD PRICE? How do you know it’s a bargain in the first place? Knowledge is power: Knowing what things cost The more you know about … Read more

Cordless drills, new and used

Our cordless drill was no longer holding a charge, so we began looking for another one. In the process we learned a number of things about the market for new and used cordless drills. Cordless drills at pawn shops probably don’t hold their charge. The first one we bought at a pawn shop had batteries … Read more

I KNEW they were out to get me!

Difficult customers, beware! Bottom feeders, watch out! Stores have had it with you if you’re a “bad customer.” Stores are taking note of customers who drain resources while keeping a tight grip on their wallet or returning an outfit that they “bought” and wore out for one evening. These below zeros are furtively guided elsewhere … Read more