shopping
evaluating choices before buying
Very occasionally at work I’m called upon to evaluate tender submissions. In an effort to be fair and impartial, we usually have a scoring spreadsheet, mark each tender against the spreadsheet, add up the scores and then negotiate with the top scoring organisation.
In real life (as opposed to work life) I’m not that organised, nor [...]
starting on the Christmas gifts
I have awesome lists of Christmas gifts cribbed from magazines the magic of t’internet. There are 102 gift basket ideas, 102 stocking stuffers, 63 gifts under $10 and 50 inexpensive gifts. Not to mention my own personal list of 101 frugal gift ideas.
You’d think given this, and that I love to give gifts, that I’d have [...]
incidental expenses whilst travelling
Travelling can be hard work. I got back from the Munich Oktoberfest on Monday in an epic 12 hours, (including an hour at work picking up and sorting out my replacement laptop).
One of the biggest problems with extended journeys, especially on the way home is that it’s often slightly boring, and you end up spending [...]
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