January 2009

Moments of Fame

January 28, 2009

The 162nd Festival of Frugality is online at Gather Little by Little. Funny’s post on the perqs of pinching penniesmade editor’s pick! ?Let’s hope I don’t have to use those pennies anytime soon in a forced early retirement. Money Theory has one of the nicest essays I’ve seen on how frugality can lead to contentment [...]

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Ten stress reducers

January 27, 2009

Elevated blood pressure can be a sign of stress, among other things. When I had my little stress attack a while back, my blood pressure was so alarmingly high that the doctors suspected a heart condition; if I so much as lifted my head off the pillow, it went even higher. After the episode passed, [...]

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Monkeywrench lands in layoff plan

January 26, 2009

OMG. If the possible-probable-maybe-definitely layoffs weren’t bad enough, here comes a new curve. La Maya discovered that the famous sick leave payoff we’re supposed to get disappears if you’re laid off. You get it only if you retire. Yes. If they decide to can you, they give you an extra kick in the shins by [...]

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Humane, inexpensive dog collar

January 26, 2009

Yesterday M’hijito and I went in search of a small but reasonably easy-to-use harness for Cassie the Corgi. Her collar is loose enough that she can easily slip it, and I realized that if our coyote friend had noticed her instead of being intent on some other prey, she might have wriggled loose during a [...]

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Personal finance IS politics

January 25, 2009

A few days ago, JD posted posted a request at Get Rich Slowly as he was coping with the unexpected passing of a dear friend: Finally, please stop sending me anti-Obama links. I’m not going to post them. I don’t post pro-Obama links, either. Nor did I post links in opposition to or in favor [...]

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Cheapskate’s landscaping

January 24, 2009

Some months ago, a commenter on someone’s blog (don’t recall who on whose: sorry!) remarked that she had filled in the cracks between her patio flagstones with (expensive!) black stones, to good effect. At the time, I thought there’s an interesting idea! Filed the thought away but did nothing about it. Over the summer I [...]

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