It's Cheaper and Easier Then I Thought Early this Christmas season, I decided that I was going to buy all my gifts locally for several reasons. 1) My family owns a small business. (I do too!) It would seem at least a little hypocritical to not support others...
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Bimmer’s* Old Moped Rides Again
I think we all like to hold on to things from our past. It's one thing to keep an old pin in a jewelry box or a box of greeting cards in your closet but it becomes another issue when your sentimental attachment takes up substantial space and has a horn that beeps...
Bimmer's* Old Moped Rides Again
I think we all like to hold on to things from our past. It's one thing to keep an old pin in a jewelry box or a box of greeting cards in your closet but it becomes another issue when your sentimental attachment takes up substantial space and has a horn that beeps...
Lessons Learned from Love Actually
We all have our favorite Christmas movies. My friend Laura loves "The Christmas Story", and so I think of her whenever I see a part of the movie or hear the phrase "You're gonna put your eye out with that thing!" (Not that I hear that phrase...
Shameless Promotion: The Silver Lining Edition
The week began crappy enough but seems to be finishing strong. Among the good developments: 1) I found a rocking t-shirt at a thrift shop and crafted with it. 2) I got an article published in a newspaper (unrelated to personal finance but related to my French...
Best Buy Update: Money Back For Being A Squeaky Wheel
I'm really a non-confrontational person. I don't like to use this blog to push a particular agenda (you know, besides be financially responsible and happy). And this is the last time (hopefully) I'll blog about my Best Buy fiasco. After posing my blog...
Too Cute Tuesday: The T-Shirt Tote
My friend D mentioned a T-shirt Tote would be a good blog topic and a quick Google search helped me stumble upon this fantastic one: There are variations of course (like keeping the sleeve for interrior pockets) but who doesn't have an old t-shirt or...
Best Buy Update: Terrible Customer Service
Here's a followup to the Best Buy fiasco yesterday. On my lunch break, I called the Best Buy store in Bangor Maine (where the transaction occured) and got no answer, then the corporate headquarters of Best Buy to resolve my issue. Apparently, I have to go...
Why I Won’t Ever Shop At Best Buy Again
Panic set in this morning as I began to work with my friend Mel on an online project. As we were beginning, my laptop died. It seemed to be an issue with the power cord so we decided to go to Best Buy and pick one up while I had access to a computer store. (I was...