I am a grown up woman (some may say “old woman”) and, while I’m not saying that they are in any way the same thing, I will always prefer boxed Mac & Cheese to the real thing. Let’s hear it for orange noodles!

You left out the first step: Get your kids to move back out of the house and get their crap out of your garage.

Yeah, when I was in middle school, a friend and I were making spaghetti sauce and decided to bulk it up with an egg. We ended up with scrambled egg spaghetti. Still good.

I saved more than $100 in car rental airport fees by taking the cheap shuttle from LAX to the Amtrak station just a few miles away.

We met some people who told us they never tip more than 10% because that’s what they tithe and the waitress shouldn’t get more than God gets.

The best way to survive and enjoy the drive? Make the drive part of the trip. Get off the interstates, find the local foods, go to free parks and playgrounds for picnic lunches with the kids. Find a lake to swim in one afternoon, etc.

Um... widowers are men. I thought this story was taking a much more interesting turn.

Eat a big breakfast, late in the morning, at a local diner or other “8 eggs for a dollar” dive. Then have a late lunch, or what we call “linner.” It’s amazing what you can save if you just eat two big meals a day. If you do want to splurge on an expensive restaurant, go for lunch, since the lunch menu is usually much…

Couldn’t get mine to stay on. Waste of money. I wish there were more of these, though. And they should be on every pair of workout pants.

Couldn’t get mine to stay on. Waste of money. I wish there were more of these, though. And they should be on every…

I have a Tunebelt that goes around my waist. Much more comfortable than an arm band; I hardly know it’s there.

I have a Tunebelt that goes around my waist. Much more comfortable than an arm band; I hardly know it’s there.

When we travel, we eat a big breakfast at a local favorite, then have a late lunch, or what we call “linner,” and save by eating just two major meals a day. And the lunch menu is usually much cheaper than the dinner menu.

The cop in the small college town leaned his head into the car and said, “Which one of you is TBGBoodler? Your friend here says you are sober and should be able to drive. ” As I stuck my head out of the backseat, I threw up on his shoes.

You don’t know how many times I’ve picked up a purse that’s PERFECT and put it down again when I see the “Jessica Simpson” plate on the outside. She’d be making TWO billion dollars if they’d take that off.

Going forward.

That looks like a paper clip, not a binder clip.

Is there another one that will show me when my friend is thinking about sending me a message? What if I walk away just before he starts typing?

Sigh.

Saying the solution to weight loss is "eat less, move more" is like saying the solution to depression is "stop being so sad."

I wonder if they'll actually sell them with the other clothes, or keep them on the other side of Maternity and just before Men's Underwear.

- Another method of the above is to add a "technical skills" section that we can point to to see your skills quickly.