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• Commented on How To Deal With Awkward Situations Involving Money And People
  This happens when my wife/daughter go out with friends. The friends tend to order a drink or 2 and my wife doesn't. When the bill shows up hers is usually $10+ less than everyone else but she ends up having...
• Commented on Walmart Is Going To Tell You Straight Up Which Foods Are Healthy
  I make my own free range eggs at home.... Actually I have an in-law that has a small ranch/farm and at times will give us fresh eggs. The yolk is much more yellow than the mass produced ones we usually...
• Commented on Cablevision Sees Nothing Wrong With Month Of Super Slow Or Nonexistent Internet Service
  I have Comcast here in the SF Bay Area. When I got the service it was great for about a month then I started having tons of connection issues. On the 3rd call in about the issue the tech (who...
• Commented on Even Though Incomes Are Up, Americans Aren't Ready To Spend More
  My wife and I have both received our W2 forms...and I was surprised at how much I made...and it was more than last year by a nice amount. Of course this was due to me working OT more....not so much...
• Commented on How To Decide Whether To Sock Funds Away Or Pay Off Debt
  I found out we're getting a merit bonus...usually about 2 weeks pay before taxes are removed (40%) and also the company is matching 9.5% of my salary from last year into my 401k plan. I figure with that little bump...
• Commented on Why Women's Clothing Sizes Will Never Make Any Damn Sense
  I've had this happen. Went to Target to buy some jeans. Picked out my size in 3 different brands. It was like the Goldilocks story...one too big, one too small, and one just right. The "too big" pair was probably...
• Commented on Bank Of America Debit Card Fiasco Resulted In 20% Jump In Closed Accounts
  You can also pirate movies and software too....
• Commented on Target Asks Vendors To Help Combat Store-As-Showroom Problem
  When we were looking for a TV we shopped Costco...the model numbers on their TVs were ONLY for Costco. Nobody else sold the same model TV even though the features are the exact same as a different model. Still bought...
• Commented on Has Olive Garden Lost Its Way In A Forest Of Breadsticks & Cheap Gimmicks?
  We went to OG for dinner the other night. It had been a long time (6+ months) since my last visit. The portions for dinner are a lot smaller, prices were several dollars more. The food was just...ok. Not bad...
• Commented on A Peek Into The Scrambled Mind Of A First-Time Home Buyer
  Watch a few episodes of Holme's Inspection...It's amazing what kind of EXPENSIVE flaws can be hidden by paint and drywall....
• Commented on Average American Worker Spends Nearly $1,100/Year On Coffee
  I don't drink coffee so that's one expense I don't have. I've also cut down eating out for lunch to 1 day a week....besides being expensive it's fattening. I'll bring leftovers or a sandwich in and have that. Telecommuting one...
• Commented on SOPA Protest: Wikipedia Traffic Up, Congressional Support Down
  I emailed my congressman (Pete Stark) and received a reply...I'm sure it was a form letter but it basically said he's anti-piracy but that the SOPA/PIPA laws were not the way to take care of it and he didn't support...
• Commented on The Case Against Pennies Might Make You Want To Send Yours Back To Uncle Sam For Something Useful
  My change (including pennies works this way. 1. Get change. 2. Put into coin bank. 3. When full go to Coinstar and get Amazon gift certificate code for full amount deposited 4. Buy stuff!!! I used to roll up my...
• Commented on Monster Ditches "Cable," Dives Head-First Into Overpriced Headphones
  I've figured out that as a general rule...if a celebrity endorses something I don't need it....
• Commented on $2 Billion In Gift Cards Will Go Unused This Year
  I have a practice when I get a gift card for a store: I spend it right away. It prevents me from digging through the junk drawer in the kitchen and finding it 6 months later....
• Commented on Dell Outlet Sent Me A Barf-Covered, Gum-Filled Refurb Laptop
  If you're going to spew...spew into this. Thank you Wayne's world for that line....
• Commented on 3 Things You Can Do To Make Sure You Get Your Tax Refund Quickly
  I file my taxes in mid-February after I've gotten my W2 and 1099 forms. We usually have our refund within 2 weeks and then that gets sent to the state for property taxes....
• Commented on If You Want To Spend Less, Here Are 5 Things To Stop Buying
  This is an easy (but messy) fix. I've done if a few times and it's NOT worth paying what a plumber charges. 1. Shut of water to toilet. the flush 2. use shop vac to suck out leftover water 3....
• Commented on If You Want To Spend Less, Here Are 5 Things To Stop Buying
  Even "simple" home repairs can be expensive. I have some floodlights in my back yard and I'm expanding them around the corner to where the garbage cans/back gate is. Cost me $100 in parts (wire was most expensive item) and...
• Commented on Man Claims His $800 Water Bill Is An Error Since He Hasn't Used 80,000 Gallons Of Water In The Last Month
  That's because they get their water shipped from Northern CA....
• Commented on Bank Of America Won't Let New Bride Deposit Wedding Gift Checks Because She Didn't Change Her Last Name
  My kids (before we got their accounts) would get checks and to avoid hassles we'd have them sign then we'd countersign and deposit them into our account via the ATM and just give them cash. The few times we tried...
• Commented on Which TV Shows Were The Biggest Product Placement Offenders In 2011?
  I just realized that of all the shows listed I don't watch any of them....
• Commented on If You're Going To Give Gift Cards, Here Are 3 Rules To Follow
  I'm all for gift cards giving and getting. Definitely give one for a place that person will shop. Restaurants are good too since it helps reduce my out of pocket for a meal. One thing: PLEASE don't give me Visa...
• Commented on The Cars Everyone Loved To Hate On In 2011
  I saw a Fiat parked in the mall for a display. It's not bad looking but it was like $18000 for the base price. I'd rather buy something else in that price range....
• Commented on Consumer Reports: New Burger King Fries Are Better, But Still Not As Good As Wendy's
  The crappy fries is the main reason we quit going to BK for food. My wife will get the kids milkshakes there...those are pretty good....
• Commented on Parking Attendant Thinks $2 Bills Aren't Real, Returns My Perfectly Good Money
  My parents gave me a pile of old coins and there's a lot of the Eisenhower ones. the neatest are the old (1880-1930) dollar coins that are silver....
• Commented on More Holiday Buying Leads To More Returns
  My wife does this...she'll go shopping, bring stuff home...then I'll end up returning it. It is a fair amount of kids clothing that doesn't fit usually. I've told her MANY times to take the kids with her so they can...
• Commented on Presents For Your Kids That Are Really For You
  The Millennium Falcon shown here...I got that for my birthday when I turned 45 this year. My son isn't into Lego much but will help build them....
• Commented on Christmas Trees Sales Perk Up To Pre-Recession Levels
  Once again our fake tree will make it's annual appearance. We've been using it for 10 years since the last time we had a real tree all of us in the house had terrible allergies....
• Commented on If You Want The Best Electronics Deals, Wait A Few Days
  We bought a TV last year and the computers in the house are all relatively new so we don't need any electronics. The Blu-Ray player is older but still works. Even the kids don't want any new gadgets. I'm all...