Hunting Happiness

HSBC upped their interest rate to 3.5% and guaranteed it for several months recently. In response (and probably what they were hoping for), we moved $60K cash into our HSBC account. Previously it had been earning around 2% in our local credit union money market, which was close to HSBC’s rate. The […]

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A while back, I wrote a post about what living frugally meant and mentioned some debate between me and SomeGal about getting a more fun car. Prices on the most likely contender (used) have been dropping like rocks due to its relatively poor fuel economy and the rising gasoline prices. Well, even so, I […]

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CNN has an interesting article about myths that purport to but don’t actually save gas.  Much of it is “borrowed” from this Consumer Reports article.

Filling up in the morning.  The theory is that the metering mechanism in pumps is calibrated for around 70F and temperatures in the morning have been lower overnight and therefore the […]

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CNN Money has a story about America and the potential recession we’re in. A recent poll shows 79% of Americans believe we’re in a recession now. It goes on to given the correct correct definition of recession as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) which I highlighted in my post […]

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The official definition of a recession is like the word “peruse”. People confidently misuse or incorrectly state the definition of both. Peruse means to read or study in great detail, not to “flip through” or “skim”. See Webster’s.com for confirmation. Similarly, a commonly-stated definition of recession is two or more […]

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