On How Much Do You Spend on Electricity Each Month?

Over the winter I paid $15/mo in my studio. I predict that my relationship with the ac unit this summer will be love/hate.

Posted on June 18, 2013 at 10:25 am 0

On Everything You Want to Know About Biking: Part One

Part II will address how not to be sweaty and/or fearful, right?

Posted on June 14, 2013 at 1:46 pm 0

On Doo-Do-Doo-Do-Doo-Do-Doo-Do-Doo-Doo-Do 1 Thing

@triplea @andnowlights This was my previous one thing! And I did it! My success story: go in with a counter-quote; tell the first person you speak to that you want to cancel your service.

Posted on June 13, 2013 at 1:24 pm 1

On 2 Ways to Interpret: "Well, My Parents Pay My Phone Bill, So"

@emmabee I AM SPARTACUS

Posted on June 12, 2013 at 8:37 pm 1

On Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and 99¢ Only: Comparison Shopping, Who Will Win?

@Blondsak I WAS AT WEGMAN'S NOT TWENTY MINUTES AGO. Oh god I love them so much...

Posted on June 7, 2013 at 12:32 pm 0

On I Had a Mysterious, Debilitating, Undiagnosable Illness

@emmycantbemeeko Thank you for articulating this--I was rubbed the wrong way by the article too, and not only because it's not the quality of writing I've come to expect on the Billfold. "All the chemicals we eat and ingest," indeed.

Posted on June 5, 2013 at 9:16 am 0

On I Had a Mysterious, Debilitating, Undiagnosable Illness

@aetataureate "ascribe to the 'everything happens for a reason' philosophy"

Posted on June 4, 2013 at 2:58 pm 0

On Open Thread

I know this came up in the comment section recently but I can't find it/don't remember: does anyone's bank let them earmark/label their money within their account?

Posted on May 31, 2013 at 3:27 pm 0

On Very Specific Reasons to Buy and Eat Dessert

I read this while eating brown rice and vegetables at my desk and maybe cried a little, at least on the inside.

Posted on May 31, 2013 at 2:25 pm 0

On That Thing, That Thing, That 1 Thiiiiiiinnnnnnngggggg

My one thing was to rework my budget after my two-month-savings-hiatus-Rumspringa (oh, two-month-savings-hiatus-Rumspringa, I will miss you). Then I looked at my internet bill, and now my one thing is to call my internet company and persuade them to return me to my low introductory rate, so as not to render said budget even more austere. GAH. Any tips/tricks?

Posted on May 30, 2013 at 12:29 pm 1