November 2008

Through the looking-glass in Layoff-Land

November 26, 2008

Never let it be said that The Great Desert University is not a weird place to work. Yesterday one of our client editors dropped by to break a bottle of champagne over the latest issue of her journal to set to sea. While we were confabulating, the subject of the next issue came up, and [...]

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The 86th Carnival of Money Stories

November 25, 2008

Welcome to the Thanksgiving 2008 edition of the Carnival of Money Stories. Before we begin, I think we should pause to reflect on all the things we have to be thankful for, despite the darkening economic clouds and the tough times they seem to presage. Money, thanks be to God, isn’t everything. As we discover [...]

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Moments of Fame

November 24, 2008

Wow! GREAT Carnival of Personal Finance this week! It (Carnival No. 180) just went online over at Living Almost Large, who also included Funny’s rumination about the patriotism (or not) of frugality. You have got to see the editor’s picks! It’s hard to be hilarious about a recession, but I laughed over Kevin’s witty 12 [...]

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Awww, C’mon! Am I really that dumb?

November 23, 2008

Seriously. How dumb DO they think we are? And more seriously: could they be right?? Late in October I dropped by my doc’s office to get a flu shot. I was there for all of 10 minutes, 8 of them spent in the waiting room. Friday, comes a statement from my insurance company: the doctor [...]

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Costco and the Single Girl

November 22, 2008

Yesterday I spent half the day running around reprovisioning, a new paycheck having landed in my checking account at the start of business. A large part of that trek was devoted to the big once-a-month Costco run. Often when you see blog discussions of Sam’s Club and Costco, you’ll find one or more commenters remarking [...]

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Carnival coming this way…

November 21, 2008

Funny hosts the Carnival of Money Stories on November 25! Yay! So, bloggeurs et bloggeuses: don’t forget to send in your stories. Just now, alas, I’m going to be forced to work into the night on a freelance gig. Later!

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