by Mir | Nov 16, 2006 | Everyday Wisdom, Questions Answered
One week from today my wish for all of you is that you are surrounded by good food and good friends, eating yourselves into a stupor. Because that’s the American Way. And one week from tomorrow, the world goes insane. Darlingest Mir, Thanks for all your help on...
by Mir | Nov 9, 2006 | Everyday Wisdom
Stephanie was kind enough to point me to this fabulous piece at Lifehacker. Go read it. Now. The bottom line: Out of warranty? Many companies will help you out, anyway, just in the name of excellent customer service. I’d find it hard to believe if I hadn’t...
by Mir | Nov 1, 2006 | Everyday Wisdom, Hot Hot Hot!
A couple of people have asked how to snag the best post-Halloween deals, so I thought I’d give a quick primer on my favorite clearance spot: Target. First, the schedule: Target Halloween is 50% off as of today (November 1st). It will drop to 75% off between...
by Mir | Oct 24, 2006 | Everyday Wisdom
Whether or not you plan to buy a house or a car or something else large in the near future, you should have a general idea of how your credit looks. When you sit down to refinance your mortgage is the wrong time to find out that your credit score leaves much to be...
by Mir | Oct 17, 2006 | Big Picture, Everyday Wisdom
I stopped at my local dollar store yesterday to pick up sandwich bags (yes, that’s about the only reason I go in there, and yes, I always end up buying more than that) and just beyond the garish Halloween displays right at the front there were… there...
by Mir | Oct 11, 2006 | Everyday Wisdom, Questions Answered
I received a really interesting question from Sheryl a week or two ago. I’ve been thinking about it ever since, hoping to come up with a pithy, amusing answer. But it’s a complicated question, so I think it’s going to be sort of a complicated answer....