As long as it’s so cold in here. . .

by Mir | Jun 8, 2006 | Groceries

… let’s talk about freezers. If there are more than two people in your household, and especially if you have children to feed, you must own a freezer. I mean, a separate freezer. Not one that hangs out over your fridge and launches that same bag of frozen...

Biting the bullet

by Mir | Jun 8, 2006 | Big Picture

Sometimes you have to spend some money (or do something that results in spending money) even though every fiber of your being shrieks, “NOOOOOO!” It happens. When faced with such a situation, take a tip from a large shoe manufacturer and Just Do It....

Pikachuuuuuuuu!

by Mir | Jun 7, 2006 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Here’s a fine example of something that’s a great deal ($5.29 with free shipping, down from $14.99), that my son would LOVE, that would make me want to jab hot pokers through my eardrums. Repeatedly. Here’s the text from the site: Prepare for ultra...

Ask away

by Mir | Jun 7, 2006 | Questions Answered

I plan to do a regular feature on here that’s sort of advice column-y, based on questions from readers. The rules are pretty simple: You send me an email (wantnotdotnet [at] gmail [dot] com) (could that have some more DOTs and NETs and COMs, do you think?) with...

One for the gift closet

by Mir | Jun 7, 2006 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

What? You don’t have a gift closet? Everyone should have a gift closet, and that goes double for moms of young kids. There is always an unexpected birthday party invitation, and do you really want to race out the day before or the morning of and overpay for the...