November 2008

Turning what you love to do into a second income stream

November 30, 2008

Well, no: not THAT what you love to do! My late friend Jerri, about whose shopping hobby you read recently, had an incredible eye for clothing. She owned racks and racks of really cute clothing, much of it designer-label and most of it purchased on sale. She absolutely loved to shop, and she was very [...]

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‘Nother moment of fame

November 29, 2008

Last week Funny’s hint on how to get better, cheaper hamburger made the Money Hacks Carnival, which went live at Steadfast Finances with an eye-catching ferris-wheel photo. For some reason this is a carnival I tend to overlook, possibly because it doesn’t go up on the same schedule as my usual haunts. And it shouldn’t [...]

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Dow up, in spite of it all

November 29, 2008

Well, folks, I tried to bring down the world’s economy by staying home on Black Friday, and it didn’t work: by golly, the Dow had its best week since 1932. Apparently it’s not necessary for us all to keep spending ourselves into bankruptcy to keep this country going. Not that some didn’t have their hearts [...]

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Black Friday: To plunge into the maelstrom or not to plunge?

November 28, 2008

There are a bunch of things I’ve been thinking that I’d like to get, whether or not I’m laid off next month. It’s eleven o’clock in the morning; the mobs (if any) will be in full force at the stores by now. Do I want to go out and see if I can get stuff [...]

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How to make real cranberry sauce

November 27, 2008

Good TG dinner. Guest asked me for a recipe for the cranberry sauce we served. Videlicet: You need: 1 bag of fresh cranberries 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 orange 1/2 stick cinnamon or a few twists of a cinnamon grinder, or about 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon a few twists of a nutmeg grinder, [...]

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Watch out for “sales” that aren’t

November 26, 2008

A local TV station reports that alleged markdowns at a Linens & Things going-out-of-business sale are anything but. Our Intrepid Reporter took a close look at the price tags and discovered some showed X-ed out prices that were lower than the “sale” price. Other items had layers of price tags, through which an archaeological dig [...]

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