http://wixx.savingadvice.com This is now green...the color of money $$$ info@savingadvice.com Wixx en-us http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2008/05/13/so-you-want-more-information-about-revol_38927/ Ok, I understand. I know that no one wants to sign up for something without understanding the fine print. So click these links and read the fine print. Then sign up to get your $25 free!!(limited time, according to the refer-a-friend website it expires on May 15th) The money is... Tue, 13 May 2008 11:28:54 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2008/04/14/did-you-know_37819/ The Compact Fluorescent light bulbs have mercury in them. The package says they must be disposed of properly. Did you know that this is as simple as a google search for HHW (hazardous household waste) and the name of the nearest major city? Google should be able to find the nearest... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:37:56 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2008/03/25/dye-eggs-dye_37011/ Well, I had to be the Judge, the Jury, and the Executioner again. I had 4 and one half dozen eggs. Their crime was being boring white eggs the day before Easter. I found them guilty of blandness and colorlessness (heh heh) and sentenced them to .....DYE.<br /> <br /> We prepared 7 small vats... Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:04:08 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2007/09/18/ok-i-reread-this-and-laughed-so-i-though_30341/ I was reading my posts saying wow I haven't posted in a while, when I read <a href="http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2006/06/30/boom_10737/" target="_blank">BOOM</a> and cracked up laughing. The guy in the cubicle acrossed from me heard me and came over. He read the story and said man that is funny, so I thought I would bring it back to everyone's attention again.... Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:35:41 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2007/09/18/september-goals_30340/ Hey look it is September, guess I should post some goals or something. First I want to remain completely on-board the no vending machine wagon. This is hard to do as I now eat lunch with Joe a lot and he has Reese's peanut butter cups every day. I want peanut butter cups...but I... Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:22:11 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2007/06/25/july-goals_27598/ Goal number 1, I am going to post my goals for the month. Check<br /> <br /> One down...That seems silly but since I did not post goals for several months, it is a step in the right direction.<br /> <br /> I plan to include my children more in my hobby. More details to follow in a later post,... Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:12:29 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2007/05/28/nothing-to-see-here_26567/ Whatever you thought you saw...you didn't.<br /> <br /> Trust me... Mon, 28 May 2007 19:47:14 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2007/05/02/living-beneath-your-means-shopping_25557/ One of the secrets to paying off debt is that instead of living within your means, you should strive to live <i>beneath</i> your means. I am planning on a series of articles to help define where changes can be made and provide some suggestions to help acheive the goal. Details and other... Wed, 02 May 2007 06:12:48 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2007/03/20/too-much-junk-to-even-take-for-free_23788/ Where I work, they have raffles from time to time to raise money for the Juvenille diabetis research foundation.<br /> I walked out in the atrium where they lay out the goodies that you can win, and the tables were stocked full of piles of sh-tuff. You pick a table of goodies that you... Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:54:00 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2007/03/14/i-have-30-years-to-see-a-penguin-game-ag_23529/ I think I can handle that!<br /> <br /> See my Role Model, no wait my Dad is my Role Model...well then my Hero...nope Dad again...sigh. Ok so my favorite hockey player of all time is Mario Lemieux (my Dad can not skate <img src="http://www.savingadvice.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif" alt="Wink" />), and he just signed a lease to keep the Penguins in Pittsburgh for 30... Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:18:30 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2007/03/06/goals-for-spring_23199/ With the onset of Spring in the next few weeks, I thought it was time to write down my goals. Then in the middle of summer I can say heh guess I should start thinking about cut those weeds down...nah it is too late now!<br /> <br /> I need a machete...I could get a gas weedeater with a metal... Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:48:41 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2006/11/01/party-preparations_16570/ Turns out I had the Original of this one and not the Original of Halloween Lights. Party Preparation was written to be very detail oriented and give the feeling of October and autumn. It is a lot less horrific than Massacre at the Pumpkin Parade (both stories can be found at <a href="http://wixxswasteland.com" target="_blank">Wixx's Wasteland</a>)It... Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:13:59 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2006/10/31/another-riddle_16500/ I am round but not always easy to find around, Yet sometimes I <i>am</i> found just laying around. People seem to want to get as far away from me as they can, but they always come back to find me in the end. I am not really associated with Hearts and Spades, but I am with Diamonds and... Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:09:15 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2006/10/31/riddles_16498/ I am not an article of clothing but I do have buttons. I am not an animal but I do have some form of tail. I do not speak, but I help others get their voice heard. A lot of people look down on me, others take advantage of me, by using me but not even showing the courtesy of making... Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:52:09 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2006/10/31/massacre-at-the-pumpkin-parade_16497/ The story was published at <a href="http://www.wixxswasteland.com" target="_blank">wixxswasteland.com</a> last night as advertised. Background information. The story was originally written in summer 2001 and edited/updated just before Halloween that year. It has been on my computer/USB flash drive ever since, until last night when it was... Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:31:33 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2006/10/30/fbm-ihsts-tykfr_16444/ Fellow Blog Mates,<br /> I Have Something Tto Ssay<br /> Thank You For Reading<br /> <br /> I have been blogging here for a while now, mainly ranting about everyday nuisances and money thoughts, but sometimes about funny things that happened and blah blah...anyway. I see a lot of DS and DD and DH etc.... Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:43:56 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2006/10/30/when-is-a-raise-not-a-raise_16443/ When you get a $5500 a year raise that is good right? This monetary raise was supposed to cover that fact that I will not get paid time off from my new company...<br /> <br /> Well how about if you then find out that Health Insurance is $225 a week...you read that right WEEK. I paid $400 a... Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:35:32 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2006/10/30/halloween_16441/ Halloween has always been my favorite time of year. The nights are cool, the air smells crisp, wind blows through what leaves are left on the trees. I have many good memories of Hanging with friends, sometimes up to no good, more often just eating and drinking together while always... Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:07:28 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2006/10/30/instant-poem-halloween_16439/ I invented Instant Poems...this means I started typing before I thought about the poem. So it might suck because I did not think on it long, nor is it edited or re-written blah blah...here it is<br /> <br /> October 31st and what am I to do,<br /> <br /> I do not have a costume on to be like you.<br /> <br /> I... Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:53:06 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx) http://wixx.savingadvice.com/2006/10/30/time-to-write_16437/ I have been having trouble finding time to write...and by write I mean a lot more than just entries here. I have several novels in my mind that I have started to type up but have never finished. I do however have a few short stories finished...and most of them were written for Halloween...so... Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:36:32 PST wixx@earthlink.net (Wixx)