We do it. It’s called not having expensive tastes and managing your money wisely. It also helps to not be in CA or NY.

It’d be awesome if journalists posted the bill numbers to make it easier for us to write our representatives . . .

Cleaning windows for me is kind of zen. I used to be a professional window washer in college. It was actually one of my favorite jobs.

Cleaning windows for me is kind of zen. I used to be a professional window washer in college. It was actually one…

My wife has to wear hose to work every day, so we always have tons of tights, etc. laying around. (Let me just say, holy hell this is an expense that never even occurred to me as a single guy.) This project is tacky as hell, but here are some other ways I’ve found to use them up.

1) Cut into strips and use for tying…

If I don’t do this, there’s no way in hell the baggers will get anything right. Even with presorting, raw meat and fresh greens end up in the same bag, cold items get scattered throughout all the bags, and things get crushed on a pretty regular basis.

I’ve given up and just resigned myself to leaving the pool before the zookeepers show up looking for their escaped gorilla.

I’ve given up and just resigned myself to leaving the pool before the zookeepers show up looking for their escaped…

I overheard my kids playing with the old cell phone I gave them the other day. The 4yo said, “Ok Google, buy us some ice cream.”

Get a dollar store squirt gun and shoot it whenever it does it. My room mate’s cat discovered females in heat at the kennel, and ever since he would yowl all night. A combination of cheap squirt/nerf guns kept him at bay for a while. Eventually though, he ended up just having to get him fixed.

If you do this regularly, it’s so much easier to just get one of these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-Mini-Photo-Studio-Box-Photography-Backdrop-built-in-Light-Box-40cm-16/371812688241?_trksid=p2045573.c100506.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555014%26algo%3DPL.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41375%26meid%3D699bc190fea44f0e8e50ef9fdd…

Yep. Most people don’t realize that the BBB is a service paid for by the businesses it supposedly protects you against. An accredited business has to get into some really shady stuff before they’ll do anything.

I’m a small business owner, and for years refused to sign up on moral grounds. Unfortunately in my…

If you’re an io9 regular and haven’t read this yet, shame on you.

If you’re an io9 regular and haven’t read this yet, shame on you.

The different accents bothered the heck out of me at first. Still a good book though.

The different accents bothered the heck out of me at first. Still a good book though.

I’ve gotten free upgrades exactly twice both within the last 10 years.

Once was because my flight was oversold and they offered free upgrades to people who volunteered to be bumped. The next flight was in 45 minutes, so it was a no-brainer.

The second time, the guy in front of me at the gate counter was being a real…

Our customers tell me all the time that our 1 star reviews are some of the most entertaining things they’ve ever read on the internet. We’ve had some real winners leave bad reviews. Luckily we’re still at a 4.8 overall though.

So far that’s my only complaint with my Subaru. I don’t know why I even bothered paying extra for road hazard insurance on my tires. It does me no good unless I destroy all 4 tires at once.

Everything you need to know about bedbugs in one meme:

Am I the only person who labels and sorts their books by Dewey Decimal?

Some cars, especially certain AWD models need to have all tires replaced at the same time or it can mess up the differential. The owner’s manual will tell you whether or not it’s a problem for your particular car.

If you’re a tech, you really should look into using something like D7II. Much more powerful and easily customize-able. Plus it’s licensed for this.

I don’t much like the Obama’s either, but there’s no need to be an ass.