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This winter, I spent a few months living and working in my hometown in the Midwest. I spend all day working at a computer, but I decided that, rather than spend money on an adjustable office chair, I’d just use a kitchen chair at an old table. You can guess how that “frugal” decision turned out. After my [...]  Spring is a beautiful time in South Florida, and after the long winter (for us, anyway), it’s great to be able to open windows and let the breeze blow through the house. But in the past week, summer has started to sneak in. If you haven’t turned on your air conditioning yet, you know you [...] I’m writing this column on a refurbished laptop I bought last year for about $250, a great price at that time. I got it from Dell Financial Services, a department of Dell Computers that leases computers and then sells returned units at a discount. When I bought the laptop, it was already a couple of years [...] When I lived in Los Angeles, one of my favorite deals was “public rush,” when all the remaining tickets to theatrical performances were sold 10 minutes before showtime for $10 or $15. Since my days off were Tuesday and Wednesday, I almost always could see the top shows on the cheap. South Florida has never adopted [...] |
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