June 2010

Moments of Fame

June 30, 2010

This week Budgeting in the Fun Stuff hosts a guest post from Funny: How to Stretch the Time between Printer Cartridge Purchases. Thanks, BFS—I enjoyed writing it! And thanks for pinch-hitting for me when the arm was out of commission. Elsewhere, FaM appeared in two carnivals: Carnival of Money Stories at Sweating the Big Stuff, [...]

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Health care, Woo-Woo, and the Spread of Superstition

June 30, 2010

Did you read where whooping cough has been declared epidemic in California? It’s an entirely preventable disease that kills little children. There’s an easy way to keep your kids from getting miserably sick or even dying from this disease: vaccinate them. Sadly, Americans have for some years been resisting calls to immunize their kids against [...]

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Endless Costs of Homeownership: Palm Trees

June 29, 2010

Well, it’s past time to have the hideous Mexican fan palms cut back. In the late spring and early summer, these towering poles sprout long, husky rods packed with billions of brittle, sharp, pointy little flowers. These they shed all over the ground and into your pool, along with vast quantities of hard, BB-sized seeds [...]

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Update: Vacuum cleaner adventures

June 28, 2010

You may recall that not so long ago I was agonizing over whether to buy a little Shark upright bagless vacuum cleaner, shortly after having bought a Eureka model that I grew to loathe more with each use. Well, I finally capitulated and bought the thing at Costco, where I paid about $20 more than [...]

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Happy Hoarder’s Handyman Hint! Frugal Junk Use

June 27, 2010

Make that “handyperson hint.” For the first time in recorded history, a piece of the junk that’s hoarded in the garage actually came in handy! It just became part of a hand-crafted fancy-Dan paper towel holder. A frugal fancy-Dan paper towel holder: today’s out-of-pocket was nothing. Trying to find places to stash the Lifetime Supply [...]

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Yakezie Roundup

June 26, 2010

So, what are those Yakezie folks up to? Thought I’d take a little stroll through that country, and here’s what I came upon: A lot of stuff is going on over at My Journey to Millions. Evan and Mrs. E are expecting(!), which inspires some existential thinking about wealth, spending, and one’s tastes and character. [...]

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