I have a few thoughts on my mind this week:
- I’m not a fan of print media – A well-known print magazine contacted me to ask if they could do a story on me. Awesome! However, they’d need my real name (no Mark Twain or Richard Bachman’s) and a photo. You search Google for “lazy” and I’m pretty much at the top. How would you like your real name associated with “lazy” if someone does a Google search… I feared it would kill my future job prospects, so I had to pass.
- A painful $25 savings – Ever have a favorite shirt? We all do, right? Mine was a red Polo sweatshirt that I got from TJ Maxx in Boston for $10. It was just the softest thing ever. I would wear it far too much, sometimes a few days a week (remember, I worked at home for the last 18 months) over the last 4-5 years. However, a couple of months ago, it got a stain that I just couldn’t get out. It had to be put out to pasture. It was a sad day. Today, I found the same red Polo sweatshirt at Marshall’s. It was $25, marked down from $98. I grabbed it and showed my wife and she said, “OMG, you must have been crying when you found it!” I responded with, “Yeah, but it’s only a medium.” In the dressing room, I just couldn’t make the medium work. I don’t need any new clothes anyway. (Hope isn’t lost as I found an old one on ebay just now. I bet I could find a new one if I search a little more.)
- Am I the only one rooting for Jack to die? – I’m not big on death, but the stunt that Jack in the Box pulled by having Jack, the mascot, get hit by a bus in a SuperBowl commercial was horrible. Now we are being subjected to commercials with doctors hemming and hawing over him. A couple of things to note here: 1) Jack is not real 2) Getting hit by a bus is not funny nor does it draw sympathy when it’s staged. Jack in the Box even has a website, so you can track Jack’s status – pathetic. Sorry it’s just horrible on all levels (I apologize to the East Coast readers who don’t know what I’m talking about.)
Money Writers:
- Brip Blap writes on the pursuit of wealth for the sake of others.
- Frugal Dad says recession-proof your debt snowball.
- Million Dollar Journey posts the frugal dog – the cost of dog ownership.
- Digerati Life presents cheap meals and easy dinner ideas: recession dining for under $10.
- Money Smart Life talks job searching: finding a job with a new degree, certification, or license.
- My Dollar Plan on housing, housing, housing – recession.
- The Sun’s Financial Diary posts consumer reports 2009 best new car picks.
More Financial Posts:
- No Credit Needed presents he no credit needed notebook.
- Bargaineering asks ever go dumpster diving?
- Consumer Commentary offers 8 Ways to Create Your Own Stimulus Check
I’d like to call attention to Christian Finance’s Presidential Giveaway. Though I don’t endorse David Ramsey’s teachings, he does help a number of people get out of debt. There are very few people entered in the contest, so your odds of winning are pretty good.
Actually, folks on the east coast ARE subjected to random Jack in the Box commercials, despite the fact that I’ve never actually seen one of these establishments. I didn’t see the Superbowl commercial–just the one with the doctor hovering around Jack’s bandaged body. It took me a while to figure out who he was even supposed to be, then I felt kind of sick thinking about hospitals and burgers together…great ad campaign!
Ditto to what Fit Wallet said; I’ve been subjected to dozens of those damn Jack in the Box commercials, even though, as I noted to my (California native) girlfriend, I’ve never eaten at one (or even seen one, for that matter).
Honestly, I’m not a fan of advertising icons at the best of times; it’s hard to not cheer for him to just die already and get off the air.