Category: misc

More props

Since I’ve been dropping a couple props today I figured I don’t want to leave anyone out.
Here are a couple more things I’m enjoying as of late thanks to great friends and family:

  1. Two new dress shirts for work (Thanks to Mom, Dad and my grandparents)
  2. A new bluetooth headset for my cell phone (Also thanks to Mom, Dad and my grandparents)
  3. A great framed photo of my sister and I from her wedding (Thanks to Kara)
  4. A four pack of Monster drinks to get me going in the morning (Thanks to Jose and Sally)

I mean seriously I have some great friends and family. And that doesn’t include all the wedding gifts we got on Saturday that are just waiting to be used.

Real time traffic data

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Well if you’re not lucky enough to have local traffic broadcasted to your car radio every four minutes (thanks to Sirius and Laurie), Google maps can save you a ton of time thanks to their new traffic updates for US Metro areas.
Green means go. Yellow means slow. And Red means no.
Pretty basic. I’m assuming grey means no information.
More from the Google Blog
See current traffic conditions in Dallas/Fort Worth

Three years unemployed

Thrifty blogger Amy Lin has been unemployed for three years — and she’s not worried.

Almost 3 years ago I quit my 9-6 job to “take a break.” I quit not because I hated that particular job, but because I hated the 9-6 part. It also didn’t help that my commute was 3 hours round trip and I didn’t get paid well. I thought I just needed some time to figure out what I wanted to do. I was still under the assumption that I should be able to find something I loved to do and get paid well doing it. Hell I was even quoted in the LA Times saying something to that effect. Something about my generation demanding more from a job than just job security. We want the works: good location, cool coworkers, fun duties, excellent pay. I suppose I was naïve to think that I could be different and settle for nothing less. On the other hand, I’ve yet to go back to that life, so perhaps that dream is not so elusive after all. Only time will tell.

Lin suggests that everyone can adapt when there’s less to live on. And even being unemployed for three years she’s been able to build up a one year cushion in her bank account. I’ve been employed for three years and I don’t have a cushion.
Sounds like she’s doing something right.

Save nearly $1000 a year on lunch

I have to admit, I’m no good at packing my lunch. With my schedule I tend to get home late and leave 15-20 minutes after I get up.
But Clever Dudette suggests individuals can save nearly $1000 a year with packed lunches as compared to buying lunches on the go.
The menu she suggests is probably a little bland for some but in reality whenever I go home for lunch I usually have one or two options and I change them up with a few different spices or seasonings.
I’ve also admired my friends I’ve gone to eat with who rather than look for the largest meal (like myself), look for the cheaper items on the menu. That in and of itself can save a lot of money.
Read the full entry here and be sure and read the comments for even more suggestions.

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