Best of Funny

Cassie the Corgi , Charley the Golden Retriever, Anna H. Banana the Bat-sh!t Crazy German Shepherd, and Walt the Greyhound have inspired many a post. Who knows how many more will come to light after the proposed new pup invades the Queen of the Universe’s domain?

The Coyote’s at the Door April 2, 2012

The Ambivalence of Doggy Love July 2, 2012

The Queen of the Universe vs. the Queen of Sheba September 16, 2013

How I spent $48,346.36 on My Dogs June 3, 2008

Dog Food: The Costs and Benefits of Making Your Own June 18, 2008

DIY Dog Food: Spend a Little More and Get a Lot More October 2, 2008

Other People’s Pets July 13, 2009

Puppy Love: How to Tell If It’s the Real Thing April 20, 2011

Charley and the Ferocious Corgi January 28, 2012

Dogs That Bite  September 24, 2013

 

Whenever I don’t know what category a post falls into, I call it an “idle essay.” Some of my favorites (like the one titled “Whither America,” that went kind of semi-viral) have been disappeared by Bluehost or WordPress.com, alas. But here are a few that may occupy some of your idle moments on the job or at home today.

Are We Better Off than Our Parents Were? April 1, 2008

In the Night Kitchen September 4, 2008

Ghosts of Stupidity Past June 10 2013

A Close Brush with Financial Disaster March 10, 2009

Fear and Loathing in America the Beautiful September 14, 2010

Day from Hell Redux November 10, 2010

Of Music, Popcorn, Puppies, and Whiskey April 6, 2012

What’s Your Choice: More Years or Better Life? January 24, 2012

Trayvon Martin, George Zinmmerman, the Lynch Mob, and America’s Reality July 26, 2013

Back when Funny first appeared on Apple’s iLife, a publishing platform nearly invisible to the Internet, some wag reviewed “Funny about Money” as “not funny.” Presumably this meant the poor soul didn’t understand the difference between funny—odd and funny—ha ha…which is kinda funny in itself.

Bug-Eyed in America December 10, 2012

Smoggy Talk! Smoggy Talk! January 14, 2011

New Corgi Puppy: The Word is OUT! October 11, 2013

Weird Frugalities September 25, 2010

We Don’t Need No Steenking Laundry Detergent… January 30, 2010

Where’s Yore Sign? The Joys of Dealing with the Public January 10, 2013

Funny is chronically mad as a hummingbird. I’d say “…and I’m not gonna take it anymore!” but it looks like most of the time we don’t have much choice. 🙄

Women’s Work: A Manifesto April 16, 2010

Health Care, Woo-woo, and the Spread of Superstition June 20, 2010

Overpackaged: How Much Is This Debris Costing Us? July 24, 2012

Privacy: A Thing of the Past? June 5, 2012

Casting Off the Crutches…and Adjusting to the New Third-World America July 31, 2013

Is the Republican Party Bad for Business? October 2, 2013

Private Fingers in the Medicare Pot April 15, 2013

Consumer Rant of the Day: Tomatoes June 4, 2008

Qwest Redux: How Do These Companies Stay in Business? October 15, 2008

Unemployment + Chase Bank = Hell on Wheels February 27, 2009

Shared Work Unemployment Insurance Story: It Gets Better! March 3, 2009

How Bad Public Policy and Other People’s Foolishness Cost You and Me September 2, 2009

Medicare Part D: Another Adventure in Wonderland March 16, 2010

I Hate Blackboard March 11, 2011

What’s in People’s Heads? September 28, 2011

Cost of Education: Another Country Heard From August 29, 2012

Congrats on Your New Self-cleaning Oven — Oh, BTW, Don’t Use the Self-Clean Cycle July 12, 2012

The worst global recession since the Great Depression changed my life, as it did many others’ lives. Consequently, I spent a fair amount of time thinking and writing about the economy. Some of these posts are surprisingly good.

Battening Down in the Hurricane October 10, 2008

2008 Financial Strategies: What Worked and What Didn’t Work December 30, 2008

Integrity, Confidence, and Trust: A Financial Manager’s View of the Economy and the Future  January 20, 2009

Personal Finance IS Politics January 25, 2009

Frugality, Savings, and the Causes of Doom  March 17, 2009

Life in the Post-Recession Era: The Third-Worldization of America May 8, 2009

Living within Your Means Is Good for the Economy September 21, 2009

Ghost Developments November 12, 2009

Walking Away from a Mortgage: Is It Immoral?  March 18, 2010

How Has Your Dollar Done This Decade? July 28, 2010

Are You in the Middle Class? October 18, 2010

Back to the Future November 3, 2010

The Incredible Lightness of Our Economy January 27, 2011

Can You Support Your Parents? March 28, 2011

What If We Didn’t Have to Pay School Taxes? September 15, 2011

Do We Have More Expenses Than Our Parents Did? March 18, 2013

Is the Republican Party Bad for Business? October 2, 2013

 

Early in the life of Funny about Money, I wrote a lot of household-hint posts, mostly because my role model, Trent Hamm of The Simple Dollar, practically filled his blog with frugal housekeeping strategies.

Believe it or not, two of these things actually went viral — the one on conditioning your hair with olive oil and the one that proposed doing the laundry sans detergent. LOL! I should write more of this stuff!

Frugal Household Hints: Stovetop Cleaner December 31, 2007

Monday Household Hint: Clean Tile Grout March 31, 2008

Olive Oil, the Ultimate Hair Conditioner August 19, 2008

Two DIY Mesh Bag Hacks December 21, 2008 )

Cheap, Easy Spot Remover January 4, 2009

The Great No-’Poo Experiment May 22, 2009

Easy Pool-cleaning Shortcut  July 25, 2009

How to Deal with Ants September 1, 2009

We Don’t Need No Steenking Laundry Detergent January 30, 2010

How to Rescue a Scorched Pan May 26, 2010

How to Make Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Household Cleansers February 28, 2011

Off-Label: How to REALLY Clean Glass Shower Doors June 30, 2011

The Real Handyman’s Secret Weapon November 20, 2011

DIY Pool Debris Shields That Work and Save Dollars July 16, 2012

How to Fix a Broken Nail January 5, 2013

Going Over to LED Lighting February 27, 2013