Say what you want about my 6 lb purchase of gummy bears today, but it was affordable. I’m a big fan of the 5 gallon bucket of mayonnaise warehouse club mentality in many cases. Love apples? At Sam’s Club, I get them for $1.20 a lb and at just about every other grocery store, the [...]
Archive for the ‘Spend Smartly’ Category
26 Dec
Don’t buy rock salt!!!
I don’t even want to get into the ethical use of chemicals to melt snow on your walk or driveway, but I would like to give this friendly, cost saving bit of advice: DON’T BUY ICE-MELT!!! There is no reason to spend money on this. My town, just as many in the state, have a [...]
2 Oct
Live long and be cheap
There are many things that you should just bite the bullet on and one of them is the life-time membership or equivalent service for a product. Companies always throw this out there so that you will buy something and then repurchase a few years later, thus making them money. One such company is TiVo. As [...]
24 Sep
Be happy, stay un-divorced
Liz and I use to have a gag gift from one of the Teagan showers that was call the Wheel of Marriage. You would spin it and it had all a board divided up with “Mom” and “Dad” wedges so that whoever it landed on, that person had to do the kid chore like changing [...]
21 Aug
I got happy feet Pa!
I was at a writer’s group tonight and I was sharing this story that I’m about to tell, one of my friends looks at me and says, “That’s what you should have written about, the kid with the dancing, the shoes, and the floor. What are you doing with all this solar panel stuff?” Under [...]
19 Aug
The Co-Op Model
I hate buying oil almost as much as I used to hate buying cars. Luckily for me, I found a great dealership over in Bristol that has changed my opinion of car shopping. I’m hoping this next decision helps with my oil grudge. Here is what I know about #2 heating oil: 1.) My father [...]
14 Aug
Proof of concept!
I know I keep going on and on about the appliance rebate program, but I just wanted to share with you my proof of concept. We actually bought two AC units this year (more on that story later), and the checks arrived yesterday. Needless to say, I was fired up. Nothing like $100 of your [...]
10 Aug
My grandfather couldn’t get it this cheap
I must admit, that like Sarah Palin, I don’t read newspapers. It’s not that I’m a self-indulgent…oh wait, let me hold that thought and not get into too much hot water. I just don’t like spending money on news that I can get more up to date on the web. Why pay all that money [...]
25 Jul
I can barely even spell Pilates
Look, I don’t do Pilates, yoga, or tai chi, but I hear they’re all really good for you. To that end, I must admit that the reason I don’t start these up is not my lack of general flexibility, but rather my cheap skate nature. It’s much cheaper to split firewood by hand than to [...]
15 Jul
Never be afraid to return something
I used to think that it was offensive to bring something back to the store. I don’t know why this is, I guess that I was just too worried that someone might be upset if I didn’t keep and love the thing that they bought for me. Well as I have grown (slightly) older and [...]
