Laugh-out-loud funny examples from frugal’s dark side in today’s New York Times, including:
A poor Minneapolis woman whose attempted DIY toilet fix cost her a ceiling, a car bumper, and some garage shelves and gardening supplies;
Another woman who bleached her hair so badly that it broke off; and
Several wicked cases of food poisoning.
Tags: Frugal fail · fun · New York Times
Because I’m on many deadlines this week, but hate to leave the blog just hanging:
Verizon Math Fail
It’s a fast laugh, even if you’ve already heard this recording of a customer trying to teach customer service reps about decimal points.
Favorite line:
“.002 what?!”
Tags: fun · Verizon Math Fail
This book arrived in the mail over the weekend, along with “Baby Fix My Car,” two in a series of anti-board books by Lisa Brown.
I thank you, mystery gift giver. And my kids thank you. Because seriously, they will love these. I love these. They are personal finance as visual haiku.
Tags: Baby Do My Banking · fun
