I've been tempted, but seeing how my mother in law is confounded by my entertainment system, I decided to give it a pass. I have automated a few things, but in very uncomplicated ways. The upstairs bath that is rarely used has a motion detector switch, and the light over the driveway has a motion and light detector…

For most veggies, I use a nonstick skillet with a tight fitting lid, toss in a little butter, add the just washed veggies and cover, over medium high heat. Keep it moving, and the veggies will steam quickly and self-sauce. Salt and pepper to taste.

New kid arrives next month, so it went in the bank, just like every other spare cent we've had this past 6 months or so.

My credit union gives me free online bill paying with my free checking (interest bearing if my balance exceeds a certain $ amount), and the bill paying service is even free when they mail a physical check.

General consensus is that the #1 plastics aren't safe for multiple uses.

Textpad all the way, baby. Well, okay, for complex layouts I'll sometimes use SeaMonkey to generate quick code, then tweak it in Textpad, and use ColorCop to make sure the colors don't make people's eyes hurt.

To elaborate on ericsprojects method, if you pay attention to your breathing, you'll notice that you usually pause between breathing in and breathing out. When you've got hiccups, this pause is when they happen. As others have said, you can't hiccup while you're breathing.

I do use the library a lot, but I'm actually in the process of adding to our home library because my wife is pregnant, and I want our daughter to have access to all the books I loved as a kid.

I second the Alton Brown reference to bringing the water to the tea for green/white. And I'm a fan of green tea steeped in room temperature (or cold) water during the summer.

In general, I feel like I'm going to pay closer attention when it's my finances on the line than an accountant for whom I'm just another client. So I've always done my own taxes, except for when I was married to a musician who taught lessons out of our home, and she bought a new instrument. It got way too…

I try and do a cost-benefit analysis, and I factor in my peace of mind as well. Especially when it comes to plumbing.

If you live in the right part of the country, and can find a nearby Mennonite/Amish grocery store, they've got great deals on bulk staples, not to mention jellies, jams and baked goods from local sources.

1. Because it feels good.

Last year I bought a box of 25 Snoopy valentines for about $3, wrote 25 quick little love notes to my wife, and then hid them all over the place for her to find. I even enlisted an office mate to hide some of them in her desk.

I second most the recs on this thread, but here are a few I haven't seen:

Because it was a second marriage for both of us, C and I had a very clear idea of exactly how many times you'll open that big, dusty wedding album: Zero.

One more tip: check out Envelopments. Buy a nice envelope, and you're halfway to a nice invitation at about 1/4 the price.

I handled the organizational side of our wedding planning, and used spreadsheets for everything under the sun. Except the invitations. I did those in Word.

We close off vents we don't use, and in rooms we really, really don't want to heat at all, I buy magnetic sheets at the hardware store that stick to the metal vent and close them off tightly.

I use a combination of many of the techniques here. I'm married, but my wife is as much of a geek as I am, so that didn't really help. We have a kid on the way, but that just opens us up to a whole new world of gadget lust. Mostly, I just picture myself owning it and try to figure out how much I'd really use it,…