Archive for January 2012

Sweet Deal

If I were a vendor selling on Amazon, I think I’d employ a similar tactic. Sell a product for a ridiculous price, and then heavily discount it to make the consumer feel like they are getting a great deal. That, or quality control for Amazon is off its game. If only I needed one…

Jumbaco

I dunno why, but I love this commercial:

New York Recap

Despite losing 80% of my photos from New York, I had a great time. I’ll have to use words to recall everything instead of photos. – December 3-4: Flew to St. Louis where my Dad received the Cori Award. We had a very nice dinner at Niche which I must say gives the NY/SF restaurants [...]

I don’t know

Since I did have a wedding, this goal is technically complete.  I’m not sure how Mint does its math though… And just to be clear, not sure why the wedding goal was $2,166. I think I picked an arbitrary number when trying out Mint alerts. The average cost of a wedding in Sunnyvale is $32,000. I won’t [...]

2012 Resolutions

1. Save money 2. Visit one country I’ve never been to (Costa Rica???) 3. GMAT 4. Cook more 5. Cleanup backyard and make a garden 6. Build something out of wood (dresser/bookshelf) 7. Workout! 8. Blog more