Got my check for working as an extra for HBO’s Treme. It seems the going rate for this kind of work around here is $7.25/hour…
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Got my check for working as an extra for HBO’s Treme. It seems the going rate for this kind of work around here is $7.25/hour…
There’s a certain domain name of which I am part owner, the other owner being my friend in Missoula. This domain is a three-letter dot-com…
This morning I was surprised to find an envelope stuck in our front door with my name on it. Inside, a card with the following…
The damage to our car from running up on that curb has been repaired. The bill? $4,008.53. Xy’s response: Time to get a new car.…
We got our Malik Rahim campaign sign, and it is proudly on display in front of our house. I chatted with Christian Roselund a bit…
Back in June 2006 we had some extra money lying around from our insurance settlement. I’m hesitant to name dollar amounts publicly. Let’s just say…
I guess I’m in a very small minority with this opinion, but I actually support our Louisiana state legislature’s efforts to give themselves a huge…
Thanks to Carol G for getting me in touch with the very helpful Christopher Elliott. He’s the ombudsman for National Geographic Traveler magazine. Today he published my case. I found it in the Arizona Daily Star, though not, strangely enough, in our Times-Picayune which usually carries his column in the Sunday Travel section. I can tell you that $83 was very helpful. Orbitz actually refunded our tax paid as well so we came out ahead on this deal.
We got the receipt from Tulane University Hospital & Clinic’s Healthcare Payment System. For the record, we racked up $2,484.00 in room charges (two nights’…
We got our “gold letter” from the Road Home today. The letter states that we did not qualify for any compensation. Or, as they so…
My friend JB was having trouble with his debit card on his recent visit to the Crescent City. When he called his bank, he was…
A while back I was contacted by someone who wanted to use a picture I’d taken and posted online. I’ll call her RJ. Here’s the…
So our mortgage company is holding the insurance money for renovating our house. They cut a check months ago when our contractor first submitted a…
We got an insurance payment for the flooded contents of our house months ago, but we can’t refurnish until the renovation is complete. So I’ve…
I was just panhandled in front of my house, by a guy from the neighborhood who’s been working on the house across the street. This…
The University where I work is finally getting some financial aid — not from the United States, but from Qatar. I’m certainly glad for the…
Just got off the phone with our mortgage company, US Bank. Right after the storm they told me we’d have a six-month moratorium on payments.…
A check arrived from our insurer via FedEx today in the amount of $3,000. It says, right on the check, that it’s “partial settlement of…
As a rule, Parade magazine is remarkably devoid of interesting content. But Xy found the following tidbit in today’s “Ask Marilyn” column: Q: If our…
I stopped by the bank on my way home today and opened a savings account. (I also got soaked by the rain but that’s neither…