March 2008

Monday Household Hint: Clean tile grout

March 31, 2008

Magic Eraser works nicely to clean grout on a tiled countertop. First clean dirt and any residual grease off the tile (to degrease, spray the tile with vinegar; wipe clean and dry). Then scrub the grout lines with a dampened Magic Eraser. Finally, wipe away residue rubbed off the eraser. To clean black mold off [...]

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Moments of Fame

March 31, 2008

>The 146th Carnival of Personal Finance is online at Stock Trading to Go. Funny’s rumination on the state of the economy (“Don’t Worry. Be Happy!”) appears among the line-up. Some of my favorites: SVB’s amazingly thorough discussion of ways to avoid identity theft; Christian PF suggests that index funds outperform other mutual funds; Frugal Trader [...]

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Why no ads on this site?

March 30, 2008

Funny about Money is beginning to see more visitors. Hits run from 20 to 50 a day-more right after a heavy-hitting carnival. Apple’s iWeb, which I’m using to create this blog, accommodates Google AdSense. But for the time being, I’ve decided not to try to monetize Funny. First, I’m not sure there’s anything to monetize. [...]

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A Tale from the Housing Crypt: Horrors of the real estate bubble

March 29, 2008

The house I sold four years ago is in foreclosure. The bank is considering an offer of $255,000, but the Realtor who is trying to engineer the deal thinks it has about a fifty-fifty chance of going through. The woman who bought it from me-let’s call her La Viajera, since she seems to have journeyed [...]

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Saturday Round-up: Sumer y-cumin’ in edition

March 29, 2008

The pool is almost warm enough to swim in (assuming you’re a polar bear). I managed to get in up to my waist, but couldn’t bring myself to take the full plunge. Another week of 90-degree days, though, and yahoo! It’ll be everyone into the drink! My Money Blog has got a lively exchange running [...]

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Side Job: Episode 2

March 28, 2008

At last! The eightieth paper is sent back to its author. Never again will I take on 80 writing students as a side job! Particularly not online, where collecting their papers takes as much as a minute apiece and sending the things back takes as long. No joke: I measured it. By the time you’ve [...]

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