So about a week ago I got a dozen and a half little bags of rice crackers at Ocean State Jot Lot. They were $1.99 for all of them, so I figured they were worth a shot. Yeach. I think it may be the rice bran oil going rancid (though they don;t expire until August), [...]
See also: Penny wise, pound foolish
July 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Kitchen sink · Shopping
Yay Halloween!
July 31st, 2008 · No Comments
My favorite holiday is Halloween. While adulthood has limited my costuming (or Fancy Dress, as the British say), I can still revel in the glories of costumes gone by. My first year of college I was a fairy-I wore a blue disco dress I had from a show I was in in high [...]
Can a fat cat make people care?
July 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments
Can a fat cat cast national attention to the housing crisis? I’ve been pondering this since I found out the truth behind the cat that has been paraded all over the media as Princess Chunk. For those of you who missed it, it was revealed on Live with Regis and whomever that she [...]
Tags: current events
Logos
July 31st, 2008 · No Comments
I am a huge fan of Vistaprint.com. I’ve used them for address stamps (which is a great housewarming gift, by the way), invitations, and even a t-shirt. However, while I’ve loved them as a great budget resource for personal use, they have a strong appeal to companies as well. One cool feature [...]
Tags: Shopping
Finally got the Q2 401K statement
July 31st, 2008 · No Comments
I finally got my Q2 statement from my 401K. It actually didn’t lose money over Q2, although I was happy to see my poorest performing fund has been ended and a new fund is offered. I also took advantage of the reminder and went in and manually rebalanced my account, so everything is where it [...]
Tags: millenial · retirement