Interlude Prior to Half, my thoughts on spending re plates and such was dumb. Spent thousands on VHS/DVDs, but those were investments. So WHAT if the tech is dead. Now, however, I/we realize that eating exclusively off paper/plastic is tres gauche, so … kitchen utensils are in order. BUT! Spending on plates and stuff that …
Category: Strategic Spending
Steps to getting/staying debts free
Monkey Malnutrition
Found a truly stellar article that outlined the steps to getting out of debt while living P2P (AND I SURE DON’T MEAN PLAYSTATION) / of course most of it doesn’t work for us thusly or already in effect but it might be helpful to pass along the info … real brief/undies only: 1. Halt-cease-end use …
If We’re at the Top of the Food Chain, How Come We Still Get Eaten?
Back in the summer of 1916, during a heat wave and polio epidemic, a few people around New Jersey got eaten by sharks … and 60 years later the summer blockbuster was born. Jaws was awesome. The title alone brings shivers … nice one, Mr. Benchley Made people afraid to go in the water. From …
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Snowball / Snowflake / Slush
Many, many wise ways to resolve outstanding debts … many, many wise minds on debt repayment, or as discussed previously … debt satisfaction … and although none thus far have worked for me, you (as an Other Person) might benefit. I’m just trying to help, Ike. Only one real strategy to train the debt monkey …
Why We Can’t Be Friends
Friends are expensive. Not really, but have a tendency to be. And not because friends are expensive, but because one/we tend(s) to spend money when around friends … ergo / to wit: no friends. Now – that being said the typical human is not a misanthropic cave-dweller (of course never presume) and thus thirsts for …
A Cardboard Box could be, Technically, a House
… if you’re five, and your parents just purchased a new fridge (more stuff!), and you have a backyard, and you can play in that box as a playhouse in your backyard of the home your parents bought. That you live in. When you’re five. Instead of the cardboard box used as make-believe. HOWEVER! … …
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Smart Women
There exists a group of women (and some men) out of England who have elected not to procreate due to the pending demise of the world … “BirthStrike.” Sounds like babies on SWAT teams. Kind of pessimistic, but nevertheless a really good idea. Not only due to the upcoming apocalypse, but because kids are really …
Do You Need That Of Course Not
Another handy little Credit Circus psychop mankind master magic trick … “disposable income” … “money” that is to be thrown away, or otherwise disposed of … Yehriteno. Discretionary income is probably an apter term (yehIseddit); that is, money available to make some decisions, good or bad. Donate or blow … exercise greater discretion (HA!) in …
Eat THIS! #2, or … FoodPots No. 1
Another approach to sustaining life with minimal expense is a potmess of food. As a single dish, throw in some meat, maybe veggies/probably not, pasta or rice, a sauce … white/cheesy, red/spaghetti-y, gravypack&water … ovenbake or stovecook … feeds the whole family … daily food=fuel problem=done. Half will usually just shovel it in, or forego …
The Gorilla of Foolishness – Current Ed.
Fed the monkey a bit last month … considered for a good purpose, tho’. Call it a necessary annual expense. Half got happy; theKid had grins. So … Motivation #1/#2 were in good spaces. So … if feeding the monkey just a bit to get them there … under controlled, laboratory conditions … totally worth …
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