phoenixcat commented on Watch Dave Ramsey's 90-Minute Dumping Debt Presentation For Free

"Hey now-- 6th year of the 15 year loan ( and its my second house-- used the proceeds from the first to pay off the student loans)- AND I pay extra every month..."

phoenixcat commented on Installing CFLs Decreased Family's Electric Bill

"Sorry- lower-- not lowerer-- I got excited!!"

phoenixcat commented on Installing CFLs Decreased Family's Electric Bill

"I say anything you can do to lowerer your bill at a reasonable cost is a good idea..."

phoenixcat commented on Liveblogging The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing On Toy Safety

"I repeat my info from the other lead article today-- IQ deficits, learning disabilities, behavioral problems, stunted or slowed growth, and impaired hearing are the side effects.."

phoenixcat commented on Design Flaws In Toys Cause Far More Injuries Than Lead

"If you could SEE the damage lead was causing, you might have a different study on your hands."

phoenixcat commented on Prevented From Calling Your Produce USDA Certified Organic By Federal Law? Call It "Artisan Naturals" Instead

"This resident treehugger also thanks Antedeluvian for the truth!"

phoenixcat commented on Macy's Issues Worst Coupon Ever

"Poof on the coupon- if I buy anything there I wait until it is 50-65% off and than 40% off of that."

phoenixcat commented on In The Store, "Green" Is A Matter Of Opinion

"Great resource- things get very complicated when marketing folks get their hands on them..."

phoenixcat commented on Bush Will Sign Bill Increasing Pell Grant Funding

"Back in the day, I worked and still qualified for a Pell grant-- it helped a lot!"

phoenixcat commented on Vaginal Surgery Is All The Rage—But Is It Worth It?

"Not that I am a fan of cosmetic surgery- Sardonicbastard--but sometimes breast cancer takes the breasts..many women find it difficult to heal without this surgery...I dont think these are the folks with the E size cups though..just a reconstruction of what they lost..."