Category: Frugal

The Best Free Time Waster Yet – Google Flight Simulator.

Do you use Google Earth? If you don’t, you need to. If you do, did you know that there is a flight simulator built into the latest version? Me neither. I am actually taking time out from flying around Boston and the Cape in order to jot down this entry:

It works on both Mac and PC and although a little difficult to control at first, now I have gotten used to it. If you have not used it before, you won’t see any mention of it anywhere because it is actually a hidden feature. To open the flight simulator, make sure sure you have the latest version of Google Earth and:

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Is She A Thief? My Grandmother Takes Ketchup And Cream From Restaurants.

Perusing all the articles I missed this week around the personal finance world, I came across this one over at Silicone Vally Blogger that reminded me of something. (And just pointed out that the original discussion about this was over at Money, Matter and More Musings…thanks SVB!) When I was visiting my grandmother earlier this week, we were discussing eating out at restaurants and she mentioned how she always takes the little coffee creamers and ketchup packets whenever she can get them. I asked her why she takes them if she doesn’t really need them and she said “just in case”. Mind you, this is a woman who by no means needs to take these things…she has plenty of money, lives on her own, drives her own car and takes care of herself just fine, thank you. She does not need to steal anything to get by. She just likes taking them for their convenience. Does it have something to do with going through the Depression? Who knows…all I know is that there are creamers and ketchup packs in her kitchen from restaurants all across town.

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Restaurant.com Big Sale – $35 Worth Of Food For $4.

Sorry, this offer ended. But I will be sure to let everyone know when the new ones come out. In the meantime, you can still order regular gift certificates from the site. Restaurant.com