Archive for June, 2010
Being Satisfied With What You Have
I found myself over at Get Rich Slowly today reading his post called: “Bigger Isn’t Always Better: Remembering to Appreciate What I Already Have” and a number of things came to mind. First the synopsis. JD took the long route home yesterday which included walking past a number of large “mansion” type houses. As he [...]
The Summer of Not Spending Major Money
It’s finally summer around here and I’m thrilled. The months of cold blustery weather seemed to go on forever and I can easily recall longing for the days of warmth. While the weather hasn’t exactly been “epic” heat or anything so far (in fact it’s been uncharacteristically cooler in May and June in the Pacific [...]
Iphone Update
Well, now that it’s been a couple days, I’m happy to report that the Iphone has magically turned on!!! I’m still going to give it a couple more days to dry out but it seems to mostly work. (It seems to have a delay when placing calls). Just in case it doesn’t come back to [...]
AT&T is Actually Incentivizing Me To Leave
As you know, we ran my Iphone through the clothes washer yesterday. While that was traumatic, I think dealing with AT&T today has actually been worse. While the customer service agents have been pleasant, they haven’t been helpful. You see, I’ve run in to illogical business rules from AT&T. A friend of mine happened to [...]
Financial Tip #364 Don’t Wash Your Iphone
UGGHHHHH. I was sitting in the living room at home when I heard my wife’s voice from the laundry room. “You’re not going to like this!” she yelled. My first thought was that my shorts had turned a bright pink, or one of my new tshirts was a light blue. I was absolutely shocked when [...]
Free Doughnut at Krispy Kreme TODAY June 4th
Krispy Kreme is giving away a free doughnut in celebration of national doughnut day (who knew). Run by Krispy Kreme and get your free doughnut but don’t wait because it only happens TODAY. http://investor.krispykreme.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=473923
Massive Debt for a Mediocre College Education
I was just reading an article about Cortney Munna. She has $97,000 in college debt and is struggling to pay it back and is questioning her decision to amass the debt in the first place. The article talks a lot about who is responsible. At one point in the article the author questions New York [...]