Living Stingy

Act rationally in an irrational world.

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Brotherly Love?

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Expecting siblings to love one another is rather optimistic. I took a piss on my dipshit brother the other day (the other one, not the stin...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Sometimes, the Internet Rocks! Other times....

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You can find things at low prices online.  But everything else is pretty much garbage. Mark came to me last evening holding the handle to th...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023

How Subsidies Raise Prices

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When you subsidize an activity, you don't lower the price, but raise it. In Iowa, they decided to go with this ill-advised "school ...
Monday, December 11, 2023

Is PayPal Just One Big Scam?

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PayPal is pushing retail investors into buying crypto.  This is outrageous - and ironic. A reader sent me money on PayPal.  Thank You!  I do...
Sunday, December 10, 2023

Too Many Offers, Coupons, Sales, Discounts, Upgrades, Rebates!

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Retailers are offering inducements to spend.  Maybe they should just lower prices, instead? I noted before that it seems like my inbox is fl...
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Robert Platt Bell is a Retired Patent Attorney in Jekyll Island, Georgia.
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