Retail therapy is defined as shopping for the purpose of improving one's mood and/or perspective on the world around them. Or in other words, people go shopping believing that they will feel better after purchasing some new material items. However, a … [Read more...] about Do Sad People Spend More?
It happened again as I was walking from the weight room to the water fountain. I heard a crackle, and suddenly the sound from my right earbud was gone. Despite my best efforts of wiggling the cord and unplugging and plugging the headphones into my … [Read more...] about Never Buy Another Set Of Headphones
We've all heard suggestions as to how to calculate a proper tip based upon the amount of the bill. There are an infinite amount of opinions, and each person has to figure out where they want to fall on that spectrum. But what if even a … [Read more...] about Tipping Adventures: When 20% Just Isn’t Enough
Does it seem to anyone else that tip jars are showing up in more and more places these days? While I generally have no problem giving a tip to someone working in the service industry for a job well done, it seems harder and harder to determine when … [Read more...] about Tipping Adventures Double Header: Carpet Cleaner and Furniture Delivery
Does it seem to anyone else that tip jars are showing up in more and more places these days? While I generally have no problem giving a tip to someone working in the service industry for a job well done, it seems harder and harder to determine when … [Read more...] about Tipping Adventures: The Car Wash
Every purchase is about value to me. If I believe an item will provide value to justify it's cost, then it's worth buying. People will obviously have differing perspectives as to the value attributed to specific things. To my son, a forty five … [Read more...] about Smart Shopping: 3 Steps You MUST Follow When Buying A Far Away Item
