wHATEver commented on After Weekend Controversy, Wisconsin Landlord Releases Man From Lease On Murder Scene Apartment

"This story (while obviously tragic) reminded me of something - I'm renewing my apartment lease, and I took the time to re-read the fine print."

wHATEver commented on Another Deep Rate Cut From The Fed

"@Beerad: This is something I'm considering right now - using my savings (was getting 5.25%, now down to 3.00% and dropping fast) to pay off the majority of my student loans, which are locked in at 7.75% from consolidation many years ago and can't go any lower."

wHATEver commented on Go Buy A Shredder Right Now

"After letting my shredding material pile up due to underpowered equipment, I finally broke down and Amazoned (is that now a verb?) a high-grade shredder."

wHATEver commented on Extended Car Warranties Are A Ripoff

"When I bought by car (my very first brand new car - a 2002 Hyundai Elantra), I got the B2B warranty extended to 10Y/100K with no deductable through the factory."

wHATEver commented on Consumer Reports Top Auto Picks 2008

"[Owner of a 2002 Hyundai Elantra here...] From what I read before buying, it appears that there's a split in quality for Hyundais: those made before about 1998-99, and everything afterward."

wHATEver commented on 10 Things You Can Do With Baking Soda

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wHATEver commented on Phishers Turn To Text Messages

"Latecomer to the party: here in the North Texas area, someone has got their hate on for a local bank (called Point Bank, which is not related to a similarly-named bank elsewhere in the country)."

wHATEver commented on Don't Forget To Claim Your Student Loan Deduction

"Me = Masters degree recipient, making ~$53K/year (therefore a loser), renting not owning (and therefore not itemizing), so this deduction has been a godsend. Seriously: the whole "Who doesn't make $70K a year?" bit walks right on the razor's edge of the whole 50-page-long, knock-down-drag-out Cost of Living debate."

wHATEver commented on DG Launches DRM-Free Classical Music Store

"Given that DG is the classical music world's version of the Evil Empire (DG == Microsoft), this doesn't exactly fill me with excitement."

wHATEver commented on 130 Diverted American Airlines Flights Tracked On A Legal Pad

"@overbysara: Regarding the "Pilot" iPhone commercial, last Friday's (11/16) 'Ask The Pilot' column in Salon.com directly addressed this very issue...and he laid the smackdown on the ad pretty hard."