Moving is expensive in plenty of ways. One of the worst is boxes. At $2-5 each, boxes from places like Staples aren't a very realistic option. Well, maybe if your company pays for your move. For the rest of us, there's the old standby: begging used boxes off of stores. Unfortunately, it seems like more and more stores flatten and then crush Continue Reading
Archives for September 2011
Pennies from heaven
Well, actually, pennies from card stores. As ridiculous as it may sound to connect Magic and frugality, I have felt a little closer to my frugal roots during this latest round of sell-offs. Ever since we met, Tim and I have sold off Magic cards to help finance newer ones. If you recall, we got about $1,200 for a decent chunk of Tim's cards. Continue Reading
Sometimes Magic pays for itself. Sometimes.
Each October a new set of cards comes out and an old set is no longer playable in the Standard format. Tim and I usually spend the summer months getting rid of the older cards before they start to lose value. (Since they won't be playable in regular tournaments, the cards aren't worth as much.) This weekend, Tim and I went to a Pre-Release Continue Reading
There but for the grace of credit cards…
When people talk about credit cards -- especially these days -- it's with a certain amount of distaste. Unless you're taking advantage of some fabu rewards program that means the company pays you interest, you're supposed to eschew credit cards altogether and live solely on cash. Of course, not everyone disdains credit cards, nor does every Continue Reading
Persistence pays off
I guess dogged determination has its rewards -- even in small matters. We need to repaint the kitchen cabinets and the cupboard pulls are kind of ugly. Not to mention old and a bit small. So I jumped online to see what deals I could scrounge up. Miraculously, we found some pulls that we both liked. Of course, even discounted, the things were Continue Reading
Claritin lies!
Non-drowsy, my ass! I woke up Monday morning, two hours before the alarm, with what can only be described as welts. Six of them. It would appear that we let some mosquitoes into the apartment somehow. And that, once again, I am an insect delicacy. Of course, this just happened to be the day after we took most of our medications over to the Continue Reading