After our adventure over the weekend at the restaurant with horrible food and worse service, I realized that I didn’t tip the waiter. Tipping is something I already hate doing, not because I feel like people don’t deserve a tip for great service, but because some expect a tip for mediocre service. I hate that [...]
Update: Soon after this experience, and prompted by all of my awesome readers, I contacted Chili’s via their Twitter account. They really went the extra mile to make things right, and I appreciate it. Check out my follow-up post detailing what they did. Thanks for caring, Chili’s. Saturday, my wife and I had an exceptionally [...]
I always like to share any ideas I have about making more money so here’s a pretty unconventional and very geeky method I came across a couple years back but finally got around to putting into action recently. Considering how geeky this method actually is to get started, yet how easy it is to maintain, [...]
If you’re curious why I’ve been writing about banks so much lately, here’s your answer. After reading IWTYTBR and realizing I really shouldn’t have to do business with a bank I truly despise (*Cough* Chase) because there are way too many choices out there to not be satisfied by your bank, I decided to make [...]
Last week I wrote a few posts about banking. The reason behind that is that we just switched banks and although I wrote about all the things you need to do to insure a seamless bank move, I learned those by doing everything the wrong way. And the comment about my wife saying that the [...]
Choosing a bank can be almost as difficult as choosing a spouse, and traditionally lasts longer than the average US marriage! When searching for a bank, you will have certain criteria to match, and many banks will fill much of what you need, but very few will be complete solutions. Here are the things I [...]
Changing banks can be a huge hassle but there comes a time in every persons life when their original bank just doesn’t satisfy his or her needs. Here are some guidelines to follow when changing banks to make sure the process is as smooth as possible. None of these things require any cash to be [...]
