Pecuniarities

A few days ago, I came across a thread on a forum where a member wrote about something dishonest she had done in order to save money. This individual was cleaning out her kitchen pantry and came across some jars of pasta sauce that she had gotten in a Buy One Get One Free sale [...]

Reasons to turn away a customer because the aggravation and risk outweighs potential earnings.

Due to issues with our wireless router, I am currently in the market for a lengthy and affordable ethernet cable so that I can work online on a laptop while Madoline does her artwork (as can be seen in our CafePress Shop) on our desktop computer.
Prior to leaving to run errands today, I checked Amazon.com’s [...]

As most of you must know, the California wildfires have been getting worse with each passing year. According to Peter Sanders of the Wall Street Journal, fire season has barely begun, but in the past 3 weeks, the fires have consumed 631,000 acres of and $112 million in State funds. In the past 12 months, [...]

Wow, I am really behind this week. Apologies to Pecuniary Associates members and carnival hosts for being 3 days late with this week’s roundup. I’m still sort of recovering from my taxing tax experience last week – mostly by letting myself be a little lazy this week. Well, this will be a short one this [...]

How showing respect and being polite when dealing with authority figures could save you from disciplinary actions. Story of my encounter with a police officer who pulled me over concluded with him giving me a benevolent warning to slow down and wishing me a nice day.

Financial, health and moral reasons to slow down.