Potentially funny thoughts from a local comic
I haven’t posted about saving money in a while, but I do think of myself as thrifty (somewhat). Here are some things I do to save money: I don’t have many regular bills. I even tried to cancel Sirius XM but they keep giving me discounts! My gym membership is cheap. The upgraded membership includes…
One of my goals in 2020 is to volunteer more often. I don’t volunteer much. Here’s why: I don’t like boring volunteer shifts where I sit around watching the clock. I don’t like long volunteer shifts. An ideal length of time is maybe 1.5 hours. After that, I get antsy. I don’t want to be…
I am having so much fun with Hello Fresh! These boxes are kind of like vegetarian cooking lessons, except I don’t have to stand around in a class with an annoying instructor and wear a stupid apron. My next attempt at Hello Fresh was Chickpea-Powered Mediterranean Couscous. Again, it was an easy “bowl.” Many of…
How much money does the average American adult spend per year, trying to impress people? How much money did I spend last year, trying to impress people? Let’s say I went to a cabin in the woods where I wouldn’t see anyone for a month. How much money would I save? Makeup: I’d skip it….
When I was in college, I could be happy listening to music in my room and chilling out. I didn’t need to be doing anything major. Why? I had a big goal: to finish four years of college. It was nice to have forced goals back then; adult life is sort of aimless. Wouldn’t it…
I have seen Afterpay pop up all over the place lately. You can buy your $100 eye cream, and then you have 8 weeks to make payments on it. You don’t even need a credit check to sign up! They make money at least two ways: 1. When you miss a payment, they get a…
A year ago, around the holidays, I had some idle time off of work, so I started getting rid of clothing that I didn’t wear, Marie Kondo style! I’ve bought a lot of clothes over the years. However, I have been unable to wear most of it. I have a sensitivity to many fabrics. I…
I have now achieved nearly an entire year of posting about Dollar Tree. This is an end of an era! There is more to the world than Dollar Tree, so I plan on writing about new things. In the meantime, here’s some fun chocolate options. Three kinds of microwaveable pizza. How fun is that! Pop…
I decided to try Hello Fresh! I had never tried a meal kit delivery service before, and it looked fun! There are several offer codes that make your first few boxes very cheap, and if you use Rakuten you can get it for even cheaper. My first box ended up costing $10, and then it…
Happy New Year! Trying to satisfy your cravings and lose weight? Here’s some low-calorie options: A few choices if you’re craving fruit. Craving brownies but not the calories? We have choices for you, too! If you’re trying to lose weight after the holidays, don’t eat this. It has 250 calories in like 3 bites!