Archive for the 'Consumerism' Category

Gas Stations Reserving Credit Funds Experiment

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

I’ve mentioned this before and have read tons on this.  When you use a card to pay at the gas pump, the gas station will reserve an unusually high amount of money and hold onto it for far too long before relinquishing that hold on your money.  This is a big problem for people that [...]

Outing Myself As a Troublemaking Consumer

Friday, September 28th, 2007

(SPECIAL FUN:  See how many geeky things you notice in the story below.)
Tonight was my husband’s turn to make dinner so when I heard, “Hey, let’s order pizza!” I wasn’t surprised.  It’s ok, though, because it’s Friday night.  I feel it’s almost a reward for making it through yet another week at work.   (Have I [...]

Tipping at Restaurants - Skip Tipping on the Tax

Sunday, September 9th, 2007

My husband and I were dining at Ruby Tuesday this evening.  When we got the check, I noticed at the bottom was something that I found interesting:

Speaking of presents…

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

We have a couple of birthdays coming up as well as the Christmas holiday in a few months.  For people that have confessed serious money worries, is it crass to give money instead of regular gifts? 

Buy Eyeglasses Online and Save Hundreds of Dollars

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

My husband pointed out this site a while ago and I was just forwarding it to my sister when I thought I should share here, as well.
GlassyEyes is a site that was created after a guy broke his prescription, in-store made glasses.  He ordered a pair online and loved them.  Now he’s put together a [...]

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