Paying for TV is essentially paying someone to waste your time for you.  I'm a recovering TV addict, and my family just pulled the plug a year ago.  Kids still watch shows and cartoons on Netflix and Youtube, and my wife and I watch the occasional network TV show from over-the-air antenna.  Public library is also a gre...more

I can understand that if someone has net worth of over a million, but no current income, then he/she should get unemployment benefits because they paid for it just like anybody else.  But how do you get approved for unemployment benefits if you're still pulling in over a million dollars a year (as the second paragraph ...more

I get what you're saying Ron, but you imply that you don't really care because you don't plan to be around that long.  If you don't care about the money, why gamble to get more?  And if you really don't plan to be around that long, why not put the "extra" money to good use i.e. charities, travel, spend it on kids and g...more

The only way I can think of for the lottery to be "rigged" is if the numbers were predetermined, and the retailers' computers are programmed to issue quick picks that never match the predetermined numbers.  The only way to combat this would be to always play a favorite set of numbers, though I recommend choosing higher...more

I'm a mathematician, Ys Up, and I approve of your message.  Make sure you look for the "cash" jackpot amount, not the advertised annuity amount.  My personal threshold has been $300M for Powerball.  Spending $10 on lotto tix for 2-3 days of dreaming big is a much better fun-to-cost value for your money than spending $1...more

. . . 'cause Waterworld was a good movie. :)

So . . . is horse meat bad for me?  Otherwise, why is eating a horse different than eating a cow or chicken?

Brada, I was pretty clear about what the "servers" do at a fast food and "sit-down" restaurant.  They are the same, except the sit-down restaurant server may walk farther.  You got me about the drink, but I don't think it's worth 20% of the bill to have someone get a refill for me when it's convenient for them, especia...more

@ John Bryant - You suggest that if I "don't want to tip" then I should just eat at McDonald's, Taco Bell, or Burger King. Shouldn't I tip the "servers" at those fast food places, too? They do the same work as a server at Chili's or TGI Fridays: they take my order, give my order to the cook, retrieve the order whe...more