Archive for November, 2009
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My Grandfather In-Law: A True Veteran Hero
Sometimes A majority of the time I am an idiot. Today is one such case. My wife and I are scrambling around to get some chores done like it’s any other Wednesday. I knew that it was Veteran’s Day as that is the reason my military wife is home to begin with. Let me rewind [...]
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Addicted to Cell Phones (and Personal Finance Links)
My name is Lazy Man and I’m addicted to cell phones. It seems that I spend too much time reading various blogs about cell phones and not getting the things I need to get done. Specifically, I read about Palm because I’ve always liked their products… and now they are an underdog as the Apple [...]
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Adventures in Dallas (and how we saved money there)
This past week, I took my first trip to Texas. I was kind of excited and kind of nervous as I didn’t know what to really expect. I have known only a couple of people from Texas. They wore shirts with slogans on them, like “There are two kinds of people… those who are from [...]
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Amazon Friday Sale: L.A. Clippers For the Win Edition
A hummus recipe yesterday and an Amazon Friday Sale today?!?! If this site hadn’t jumped the sharked so long ago, this would surely be a jump the shark post… or maybe I’m just reducing your expectations so that I can knock your socks off next week. We’ll go with the later. Be prepared to lose [...]
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Homemade Hummus: Easy Recipe!
If you ever wanted to know how to make homemade hummus, you need to read this… About two years ago, I was grocery shopping with my wife when she picked up some hummus and added it to our cart. Being the jerk price-conscious person I am, I inquired why it was so expensive. (I believe [...]
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Three Ways To Get Free Stock Trades
[Below is a guest post from Bullishness.com. More information about the author and Bullishness are at the end of the article. Many of you probably know about how Zecco offers free stock trades, but did you know Zecco isn't the only online stock broker that does this? If you're an investor with a fairly large [...]
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Save More Money in Aruba
Almost two years ago, I wrote a fairly comprehensive guide on how to save money in Aruba. My wife and I went back there a couple of weeks ago and I was surprised to find that I had more tips to share. We like to go to Aruba because it’s a lot like our Boston [...]
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Personal Finance Links (Dallas Advice, Anyone?)
This week my wife and I are traveling to Dallas for a wedding. It’s my first trip to Texas. We are planning to see the The Sixth Floor Museum as we’ve heard a lot of great things about it. However, we don’t know a great place for good authentic Texan BBQ. Does anyone have suggestions? [...]
