Archive for July, 2010
Friday, July 16th, 2010
My wife knows how to do so many things well. One of her (and my daughter's) favorite activities is drawing and coloring. For a five-year-old she colors quite well. (Ariel is her favorite subject.)
She called me at work to ask if she could splurge on some Prismacolor art pencils. (She's ...
Posted in Deals and Steals | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
User davr over at a new web applications question-and-answer site is looking for BugMeNot alternatives that don't suck. For those of you not familiar with BugMeNot.com, this is a site that collects username and password combinations that allow access to web material that is behind a free registration firewall. Here's ...
Posted in Commentary | 4 Comments »
Monday, July 12th, 2010
The rates on 30-year, fixed rate mortgages hit historic lows this past week -- 4.57% according to Freddie Mac's data collection. These low rates may provide a rare opportunity for saving a substantial amount of money through mortgage refinancing. The essence of mortgage refinancing is just paying off a current ...
Posted in Real Estate | 2 Comments »
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
A friend recently took a job as a restaurant server to stop a mercifully-brief bout with unemployment. He's a quick study: after only a week his tips are averaging 20% and only one server is doing better. Not a poor server by any stretch.
A few days ago comes this little ...
Posted in Commentary | 5 Comments »
