Census is In

My tasteless, sarcastic humor went unappreciated during the morsel's series.  (And I didn't have 27 days worth).  


You did know I was being sarcastic, right?

Holiday Morsel 5:27

If you are insecure about a certain gift you've brought to a party, bring extra Gift Tags. Find the best gift on the table (gift bags are easiest to spot), and quietly/casually add your tag to the gift while detaching the original. Be sure to mention to the hosts that in many European countries, gifts are opened AFTER the guests have left.

Holiday Morsel 5:27

coupons, coupons, coupons. You CAN get paid to shop. Clip all of the coupons from last Sunday's paper. Put on lipstick and a pushup bra. Shop to your heart's content. Find a dweeby teenage cashier. Show him what you're made of, and give him every coupon you clipped from the previous Sunday. If he questions it, say something like, "oh, really? That's the generic brand?! Golly, I thought that was Nestle."

Holiday Morsel 4:27

While perusing the aisles of your favorite grocery store, be it Tops, Wegmans, Aldi, Price Rite, Walgreens, find your favorite item. Preferably the most expensive item in the store (Cameras, jewelry, salmon from the butcher). Head over to the 'manager's special' (also known as 'discontinued,' 'today only!,' 'expired.') Peel off a sticker from the stale sour patch kids and stick it on the bar code of that favorite item. Congratulations! You just got 20 puonds of fresh salmon for 29 cents. Mazeltoff!

Holiday Morsel 3:27

When holiday food shopping, if running low on cash, hide high-demand frozen items (ie. turkey ) behind the Caravel ice cream cakes, whose sales hit an annual low between November and December.

Save Money During the Holidays (1, 2:27) Advent Edition

My friend and I are putting together some "holiday morsels." (k, actually she started it, I joined in.) I'll post two today since yesterday was advent and (clearly) I did not give our first Christmas advice morsel. Expect one for the next 25 days. And/or until I figure out how to make GOOGLE WORK. Please pardon this billion dollar corporation's interruption:


This is Christmas shopping advice morsel 1 of 27: Browse deals, not people. In other words, find good deals and make them match people you know. Saving money is more important than saving friendships.




Morsel 2 of 27: While shopping in the Holiday season, the express lines are flexible up to a 40% increase. In other words, if you are entering a 15 items or less line, it really means you can get through with 15 * .40 items, or 21 items. 7 or less? 9.8 items. Basic stuff, folks.