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September 24, 2006

You have to convince somebody out there to buy it

Spoof of the Charles Schwab ads is hilarious.

And don't forget to not buy stuff you can't afford.

Seriously, though, invest in Wu-Tang Financial. "Smith-Barney? Bunch of bitches."

Posted by brian at 11:00 PM | Comments (1)

September 12, 2006

Do you tip at least 20%? Unacceptable!!

How much do you tip? I tip somewhere between 12% for lunch and 15% for dinner. If the server makes more than a couple of trips to the table, recommends a good dish, or just gives exceptional service, I might tip as high as 18%.

I didn't realize what a cheapskate I am. According to waitress/actress Theresa Burkhart, "I find it unacceptable for people not to know that the tipping rate is 20 percent."

I always thought tipping was optional, but apparently not. So if you're cheap and ignorant like me, please check out Fairtip.org, dedicated to persuading restaurants to implement an automatic 20 percent service fee on every check.

Oh, and if you found this article useful, I'm charging a $2 tip per reading. Please email me your credit card number and expiration date. (Insert cute smiley face the waitresses always put at the end of the bill here).

Posted by brian at 08:46 PM | Comments (0)

Quickies - $50 from BofA, $100 from Fidelity

$50 credit from Bank of America after a minimum $25 purchase with the Visa Rewards Card.

$100 credit from Fidelity to open an account, but you have to fund the account with $10,000.

Posted by brian at 08:53 AM | Comments (0)

September 01, 2006

You are now $30 richer thanks to the IRS

A couple of months ago, I wrote that your phone bill is going down since the U.S. Treasury ahas stopped collecting a 3% tax paid on long-distance calls related to the Spanish-American War (for real - check your bill).

Well, it gets better. Because the tax wasn't fair to collect, the IRS announced it is going to refund you between $30 and $60 (depending on your number of exemptions) for your 2006 return if you paid for long-distance between March 2003 and July 2006, based on the average bill paid by similarly sized families. Alternatively, you can total up the amount of taxes you paid for those 41 months and claim that amount.

Thanks, IRS!

Posted by brian at 08:25 PM | Comments (0)