Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Easter?

As many other personal finance blogs get serious about the successes and shortcomings of the year that has passed, I decided to close out 2008 on a humorous note, courtesy of The Consumerist.

According to the link above, it seems like CVS has hit a new level of ridiculous for putting out seasonal merchandise early. [...]

Off-Topic: A Ballpark Proposal Gone Terribly Wrong

I headed out to the ballgame last night with my brother-in-law and his wife, along with the other brother-in-law. The game itself was awful with the Astros losing to the Nationals 7-0. It was one of those nights where nothing could go right for the home crowd.

The bad luck even extended to the stands. [...]

Off-topic: The Harry Potter Release Freak Show

OK, this is a little off-topic, but still pretty funny. Last Friday night I went with my wife, brother-in-law, and a friend to Barnes and Noble for the release of the last Harry Potter book. I’ve gone with the wife before to these releases and although I’m not a Potter fan, I always thought the [...]

SNL Clip: Don’t Buy Stuff You Can’t Afford

I found this great clip from SNL. The skit is for a book entitled “Don’t Buy Stuff You Can’t Afford”. Absolutely hilarious!

Clip found here at Daily Motion

Sadly it seems this is a completely foreign concept to most people these days.