November, 2009
Single Ma Wants Me to Write About Booze.
It's actually not a bad topic for a post this week...The other night, I went to see a play at St Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn (The New Electric Ballroom, well worth seeing. You can get discounted tickets using a code from Broadway Box). Before the show, we went to the nearby Water Street Restaurant. It's ...
Stimulus Programs: Cash for Buyer’s Remorse?
This post is from GRS staff writer Adam Baker. Baker, along with his wife and 20-month old daughter, will be spending the next couple of months exploring Thailand as they continue their recent backpacking journey.
Since the start of the economic slump started in 2008, the U.S. government has issued several incentive programs in an attempt ...
Obsessive Consumption
To take control of your spending, you must first be aware of your spending. This mindfulness can be difficult for many people to achieve. GRS reader (and awesome artist) Tsilli pointed me to the work of Kate Bingaman-Burt, who has a unique way of being mindful of the money she spends: She draws it.
Bingaman-Burt teaches ...
Berkshire Hathaway Stock Split, S&P 500, & Index Funds
Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK) recent announcement that it was buying railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI) also included a provision for a 50-to-1 stock split of B shares so that smaller shareholders of BNI would be able to be converted to Berkshire shares and avoid capital gains. Warren Buffett has been trying to avoid ...
Getting Excited for ‘Top Chef’ and ‘Project Runway’
The shows must go on
Image from Flickr.
"Project Runway" season six, its first season airing on Lifetime rather than Bravo, is nearing its end. The finale airs Thursday, and we will find out whether Althea, Irina or Carol Hannah will win the prize money and all of the other perks.
Wednesday's "Top Chef: Las Vegas," which Bravo ...
