Comments on: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Ice Storm Edition http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: The Digerati Life http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-133297 The Digerati Life Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:46:40 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-133297 It couldn’t have come at a better time: cool DIY gifts for the under 6 crowd. :) I have two I’ve been working on these last few days as well!

]]> By: Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130995 Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:59:30 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130995 Thanks for linking to my guest post at Blogging Away Debt! I hope the family that you bless remembers your generosity for years to come. :)

]]> By: Michael http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130949 Michael Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:33:37 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130949 True story about generics: I temped in a lot of factories during college, and one week my job was to cut the labels off of generic peaches and replace them with Dole labels. I guess there was a mix-up at the factory that cans both.

In other words – for many items, generic and name brand are identical. Same manufacturer, same distributor, same product. The only difference is the label and the price.

]]> By: MVP http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130918 MVP Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:47:05 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130918 Thanks for digging up “The New Person At Work Is Getting Paid More Than I Am! How Can I Handle It?” post. I must have missed it in August, and it’s an intriguing and relevant read.

]]> By: guinness416 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130906 guinness416 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:24:45 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130906 My husband has a degree in mathematics and loves pure maths. He’s also absolutely terrible with money (only contributes to savings when I poke him, pays bills late, bad investments – the usual sins). Which proves to me that personal finance is more about psychology and willpower than mathematics.

]]> By: Plan Your Escape http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130895 Plan Your Escape Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:57:05 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130895 I thought of you Trent when I saw the ice storm headline last night. Good luck on the roads and take some pictures of the ice!

]]> By: The Saving Freak http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130874 The Saving Freak Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:17:41 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130874 Upstate SC. Snows about once a year. Right now it is 73 degrees and beautiful!

]]> By: Ben http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130869 Ben Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:07:08 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130869 I too live in Iowa and experienced the full weight of the wintry mix that came down all day yesterday. I work in tech support and our support lines have to be manned – most of our workers live out of town and commute in each day. Not so much yesterday.

I manned the phones all day with one other guy. Ugh.

]]> By: Modern Worker http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130865 Modern Worker Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:53:41 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130865 Experience my first “wintery mix” in 5 years this past week and I can honestly say it feels good to see snow again. I may have a different opinion in a month (lol), but for now the beauty of it all is refreshing. That being said, I completely understand how it can be a pain in Iowa and such.

]]> By: Money Blue Book http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130833 Money Blue Book Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:58:26 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130833 I feel fortunate to leave in a four season but temperate weather area like the Washington D.C./Maryland area.

When forecasters predict any upcoming snow here (1-2 inches), people freak out and start buying toilet paper and bread like you wouldn’t believe. I can’t imagine living in a place where a foot of snow was a normal occurrence.
-Raymond

]]> By: MegB http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130816 MegB Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:17:58 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/12/12/the-simple-dollar-weekly-roundup-ice-storm-edition/#comment-130816 Trent, for what it’s worth, I am really enjoying the new weekly roundup format. I find that I am taking more time to read the post in detail, click on the links, and read the comments. This was a positive change for the blog, in my opinion.

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