A few months ago I bought some Pilot G2 pens to use around the office. These ones are supposedly the “best” ones to use, because of their “security” feature: you can’t wash out anything written with one of them. This is a useful feature when signing those cheques or anything else with your signature. The [...]
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How I Got Free Long Distance on My Cell Phone
As some of you may know, when I moved to my apartment last year, I got rid of my landline and use my cell phone as my main phone. I’ve been on a pay-as-you go plan simply because I liked the flexibility of being more in control of my monthly payments. If I didn’t use [...]
The DIY Car Wash
In anticipation of my road trip this weekend, I went out to clean out my car tonight. This will be the inaugural road trip for my new car, so I’m excited. I thought I’d take advantage of the $2 car wash in my building’s parking garage. It’s one of those insert-your-coin-and-grab-the-wand-and-go type things, which I’m [...]
A Great Online Shopping Tool for Canadians Too
While cruising through my RSS feed list tonight, I came across an interesting post on WiseBread by Paul Michael. In it he talks about Retailmenot.com, which aggregates coupon codes for online shopping sites. What has me most intrigued is that there is a Canadian section. Yes, a Canadian section! Normally it’s difficult to find good [...]
