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Money matters

Screaming Can Cost You Half a Million Bucks

June 21, 2010
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You know what I’ve always had a fear of? Property auctions. It’s way too easy to make a costly mistake, and I’ll tell you why. See, I’m always rather paranoid when I’m going about my business and need to walk past an auction. The auctioneer is always bellowing and screaming, while everyone stands around and [...]

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The Blackening

May 3, 2010
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Yes, you can now officially call me insane: after only four months of living on my own, I’ve moved house. AGAIN. Why has this all happened? Well, life was a lot different earlier this year. I’d just broken up, was feeling somewhat sorry for myself, and was convinced living on my own was the best [...]

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Spitting Directly into your Face: That’s My New Signature

March 11, 2010
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After moving house earlier this year, I noticed something very strange when I was updating my electoral enrolment details. The lengthy form concludes with a request that you leave your “signature or mark”. Eh? Mark? Now, I’m not completely certain what the government considers a “mark” – perhaps an official stamp of some sort? Imagine [...]

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Introducing my new Totally Violent Health Insurance Policy

March 8, 2010
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Dental checkups: they’re not much fun, especially as far as your wallet is concerned. However, I think I’ve stumbled on an answer which could make everything much easier to deal with. When I undertook a dental checkup recently, it struck me that the whole process is a slap in the face. Some sadistic dentist rams [...]

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Why You Shouldn’t Let Drug Dealers Handle Your Financial Affairs

April 29, 2009

Have you ever noticed how all “addicts” in those “OH GOD DON’T BECOME AN ADDICT OR YOUR FACE WILL BECOME PREGNANT AND YOU’LL IMPLODE” scare campaign ads look exactly the same? It doesn’t even matter what the addiction is – drugs, gambling, chronic masturbation, using Microsoft Publisher to create fuchsia-heavy signage – all the “addict” [...]

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