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How I got rid of the smoke smell in my new (to me) car

April 27, 2010
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As I mentioned in my previous post, we purchased a 2009 Mercury Sable that had been smoked in by the previous owner. The smell of smoke wasn’t horrible, but it was enough to give both Tiff and I sore throats while test driving the car (we’re both sensitive to smoke.) If you’re interested in what [...]

Tagged as: Cars, Cheapskate, Life, Odor

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Oh Passat, how I will miss thee… (or, “my tale of a new car”)

April 26, 2010
Our Passat before trade-in

Our beloved 2007 Passat just came up on lease end, which means that it was time to decide if we wanted to keep it, or if it was time to go car shopping.

Tagged as: Cars, Cheapskate, Customer Service, Life, Personal Finance

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Why I won’t use PayPal without a credit card

October 13, 2009

A few months back, I purchased a server on eBay. I contacted the seller multiple times asking for shipment status, and after receiving tracking numbers that were obviously false, after about a month I opened a dispute with PayPal. That finally prompted the seller to ship the server; however, it was missing two hard drives [...]

Tagged as: Cheapskate, PayPal, Personal Finance

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my new tripod

October 8, 2009

So, I’ve decided it’s finally time to buy a real tripod. I’ve read (and advocated for) Thom Hogan’s page on how to buy a tripod, but with the new baby, my budget is rather limited right now, so $1000 was too much to spend. I also wanted a tilt column on it, to make it [...]

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how does amazon do it?

August 29, 2008

I recently needed a new UPS, and liked the price/performance of the CyberPower OR2200LCDRM2U. I was just about to go ahead and order it from NewEgg (link), but happened to swing over to Amazon (link) first. NewEgg had the UPS listed for $399.99; at the time I ordered, Amazon was selling it for $356.19. So, [...]

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Bust your phone? Need a temp replacement quick? AT&T customer? You’re in luck!

February 24, 2008

Last week, my HTC Kaiser dropped off my belt in a cold, cold parking lot, and sat there for about four hours before I was able to come back and get it. Gah! It worked OK, except for a big crack on the bottom half of the screen. Gah! After a couple days, the crack [...]

Tagged as: Cell, Cheapskate

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