Little Boys and their Toys 23 Jun 2013 | 06:08 am

Watching the thrill on grown men’s faces as they hand a ball over to a major league player for an autograph is likely worth the price of admission at a game. Of course being 6 rows up from the As dugo...

Sushi without tipping 22 Jun 2013 | 02:15 am

Recently I heard a news story on NPR (I have been contemplating a membership for about 6 months… I think it’s time to commit a double chai) about a restaurant in NYC which offers a “livable wage” and ...

Zero balance – A Funereal Oration to Our Savings Account 17 Dec 2012 | 04:09 am

Well. It’s simply taken me all of this time to be able to recover from the Bat Mitzvah. Parting with as much money as I did has never been easy for me. I feel the need to provide a personal eulogy to ...

Nail Salons – The Cockroach of the Retail Nuclear Devastation… aka Online Shopping 13 Sep 2012 | 06:58 am

I’m in Pittsburgh. I flew in yesterday and boy, are my arms tired.  No seriously, I am here on business. It was a quick trip in to meet the Pittsburgh team. Successful. But what does a saver like me d...

Coupon-ing and the new norm of social grace. 18 Aug 2012 | 09:14 am

I am always looking for a trend line. Ask Mary. (Which one? Take your pick… I’ve got two them at my office. BTW – for the record, I also have two Michaels and two Susans… Talk about a trend line.) Usu...

Consorting with Consigning Women 8 Aug 2012 | 01:51 pm

I hate buying parties. As a thrifty – the thought of combining a festive gathering and needless spending seems as appropriate as Dulcolax-flavored ice cream. If you indulge in DL gelato please heed th...

Buck fifty bun. 18 Jul 2012 | 03:17 am

Image borrowed from www.seletsucre.com. Thank you! For all of your observant Jews, please look away. The rest of you – dig in. I am about to share with you a way to satisfy your craving for spending...

The Ice Cream Dash 4 Mar 2012 | 11:55 am

Today is Saturday, Shabbat Shalom, and on any given weekend I try, like the dickens, to squeeze a little “me time” into the “us time”. To do this, you need to take the “us” and turn it upside down, to...

I stopped saving. 22 Jan 2012 | 10:45 am

There must be a hole in the bottom...all my ideas drained out. wha happa? What did I stop saving? – My ideas. I have to admit to all 43 of you that I have been busy wasting my ideas, prose and gener...

New episode (#3) – Make it with me and it’s gonna come out ok – Red Curry Chicken! 14 Nov 2011 | 06:18 pm