Yesterday, my wife and I went to the movies. Sounds like a typical Saturday, right? Wrong. Whereas I’m a pretty big frequenter of venues such as art galleries, theatrical productions, concert music, and even independent movie theatres, I very rarely go to the mainstream cinema. VERY rarely. In fact, the last movie I watched in [...]
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So I Went to the Movies Yesterday…
Posted 11 October 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Frugal living, Humor, Market | Comments Off
Life Update – New Job, New Location, Old Lifestyle
Posted 3 October 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Frugal living, Goals | 1 Comment
Mr. B is back! In the last few months, a lot has happened. When last I posted, I was Mr. B – homeowner, starving artist, graduate student and teaching assistant at a major university in the Midwest, doing everything I could to keep the bills paid on an embarrassingly low TA salary. When I say [...]
Desperately Seeking a Job
Posted 28 January 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Education, Frugal living | 2 Comments
I generally try to post information that is useful and helpful to other people, but now and then I need to reserve a post for an outpouring of personal information and emotion. This is one of those posts. I admit: I’m downright nervous about jobs, or in this case, the lack thereof. As some of [...]
Make Your Own Granola from Scratch: A Guide, plus Cost Breakdown
Posted 12 October 2008 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Frugal living | 8 Comments
Ever since I was a small boy, granola has been one of my favorite cereals. My parents encouraged me to eat it for health reasons, but I just loved the taste. I’m sure my parents were thrilled to feed me granola rather than an onslaught of sugary, artificial cereals. Fast-forward 20 years or so, and [...]
Freedom Through Poverty?
Posted 13 September 2008 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Education, Frugal living | 2 Comments
Mr. B has a confession. For all intents and purposes, I’m unemployed. No, that’s not quite true. I’m actually a doctoral candidate at my university, and astute readers (both of you!) may remember that in some of my posts from last spring, I made references to being on a job interview. i actually had two [...]
Save Money on Security Software – 5 Free Antivirus Programs Worth Using
Posted 15 August 2008 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Frugal living, Reviews, Software | 7 Comments
Let’s face it: if you use Microsoft Windows, you need anti-virus software. Using a Windows-based computer on the Internet without virus protection is akin to having unprotected sex with an entire Bangkok brothel. Please pardon the gross analogy, but in all seriousness, the addition of anti-virus software to a Windows computer is simply a requirement. [...]
Avoiding the Passport Photo Ripoff
Posted 25 April 2008 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Frugal living, Victories | 4 Comments
My passport recently expired, and since I’m planning a European trip this summer, I need to renew it ASAP. I grabbed the passport application from the Post Office and zipped over to Kinko’s since I knew they took passport-approved photos there. It can’t cost more than a couple bucks for two small photos, right? Wrong! [...]
