Here's a tip she didn't mention but from which she certainly benefitted: be female, straight out of high school, and don't make much money.  That will open you up to a lot more scholarships and grants than are available to me, a white, male, non-traditional student who works full time.   Other than that this articl...more

Number one thing to know about buying a car: don't buy it from a dealer. Number two thing to know about buying a car: if you don't know enough about cars to not buy one at a dealer, become friends with a car guy.   If you bought your car from a dealer then you got ripped off and you're not spending smart.

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Hey Liz, during your time in college did anyone ever teach you what a straw man fallacy is?   Apparently not.   If this is how you reported on politics then it's no wonder you're now writing about how to save a buck on a trip to Costco.

It's a shame about Ford cancelling the Crown Vic.  Fortunately though, we should still be able to get them for a few more years as the police departments retire them.  The down side is that I don't know if mine will even be close to worn out in the next few years... it only has 183k miles on it!   A couple years ag...more

There's also food.  I had a couple people at my wedding prepare food that we served to everyone.  One used to run a catering company (roach coach) and is Italian, so I knew he would make something good and he did.  My wife and I thought it made the reception more personal and people seemed to agree (at least if they di...more

First of all it seems to me like she's comparing a single location of a dollar store to eight separate retail chains (Sam's Club, Wal Mart, K Mart, Target, Walgreens, CVS, TJ Maxx, Office Depot) in 4 different retail categories (warehouse store, department store, drug store and office supply store).  This seems a bit u...more

It's just like what they did with the Crown Vic - they stopped advertising it, then made it harder for someone to buy one (fleet sales only for the Vic and a bunch of extra garbage on the Ranger to jack its price up) and they look at it and say "Hey, this isn't selling well, we'd better get rid of it!"   Don't worr...more

Well my wife asked for Wii fit for Christmas and I know for a fact that she would never be offended if someone got her a Kitchenaid stand mixer so those 2 points are wrong.  Also I know she wants a new bath robe and know exactly what kind to get her, and that size isn't critical.   She also doesn't wear much jewelr...more