I would agree, although I HATE ads. I mean, I hate them to the point that every time an ad interrupts my life, in any way, I want to get on Facebook and tell all my friends to AVOID that company like the plague....just to do my part. ;) But seriously, I normally respond to advertising in a negative way, I even have…

Two words: married up.

I understand. I recently had to deal with that.

That's my photo I shared via creative commons license. Thanks for attributing me, and thanks for the article. That dog has since passed away and I cried my eyes out seeing the pic. Then I smiled. She's a star now.

When I've resigned, the counter-offer usually goes like this:

I love the Web Clipper for research articles. There are often great legal articles other have written that explain a change in law or certain code section that are well written. It doesn't get save anywhere until I used to Google to try to find it again. Not anymore!

Take it this one step further: Upload a screenshot of your receipt (& the item itself!), and upload pdfs of instruction manuals and/or warranty details. It made moving out of my apartment a bit slower, but I have EVERYTHING with a serial # documented.

Any time I buy something new, I go to the manufacturer's website, download the PDF of the instruction manual, and then save it in Evernote. I also scan and save the receipt along with it. If I ever need either one again, they're now easy to find and I don't have a box full of instruction manuals anymore.

Certain members of my extended family get *very* put out if I don't send cards on random holidays (Thanksgiving, for example - I'LL SEE YOU AT DINNER /rant) or if I don't send postcards when traveling. So keeping them in an easy to access spot saves me a a lot of haranguing down the line.

No one ever thinks to write this stuff down until they need it. Next time you buy a laptop, a TV, or even a bike, write down (or snap a picture of) the serial number so you have it when you need it. Bonus: you can also snap a picture of the model number, so the next time your TV is having problems, you don't have to…

My parents paid for me to go to college. When I graduated I moved back in, and decided not to move out. During my years of single life I went in on a beach house (and other friends had a ski house, so we traded off) and a buddy with a large apartment and spare bedroom gave me a key so I always had a place to bring…

In my country you're considered fairly odd if you still live with your parents in your twenties. Most people move out on their own around 18-19 when they finish secondary education. Of course, I live in a commie-socialist wonderland where higher education is mostly free, so you can usually easily pay your own rent…

Scrivener rocks! It's all I have used for fiction for the past six years.

Interesting to consider this from that point of view. I've always thought it's discouraging because it costs more time than you expect. But if it costs less than you expect, you might be more willing to buy in than you would be with dollar pricing. Good point!

as a true econ nerd I love this.

I'm reminded of this:

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This reminds me of one of my favorite quotes about history:

The "move-out" part kind of struck me, too. But you're right—I can see when it would become a problem. Although, these days I think there are more kids living at home to financially survive rather than mooch off of parents.