With a modern take on the change jar, Bank of America has a new program that rounds up every debit card purchase to the nearest dollar. That extra money is transferred to your savings account.
As someone who keeps a change jar, I’m always amazed at the massive amount of money that ends up in it unmissed. And it might be the only way to make some people save.
‘this is a competition,’ I overhear.
it’s then that I know they’re arguing.
no real listening,
lots of hand gestures.
they actually ENJOY fighting.
instead of skydiving, they punch holes in their relationship.
maybe we all need a little excitment.
overexplained and overdrawn.
over.
is it yet?
GQ writer Howie Kahn wrote a LOVELY commentary on his experiences as the third wheel in a marriage.
Needless to say, it strikes a definite chord with me. Especially the part about not dating because of it.
“It didn’t take long for me to stop dating entirely. It seemed pointless, since I already had a part in a very solid marriage.”
The Third Half of a Couple (bugmenot.com if needed)
update: a PDF capture of the article
Since it’s autumn and the macabre season of Halloween, you really should check out the illustrations of Laura Park. She’s a Chicagoan who has a very cute, yet uneasy, style.
Just the kind I really dig.
We are a sad, sad nation.
David Pierson, LATimes staff writer, does such an excellent job of this story. So good, in fact, that you might get mad. Especially after this quote:
“I should just go sit in the car. I don’t want to watch if I can’t shout.”
-Mary Hannessian, mother of a 12-year-old player
Just Call Them Soccer Mums (bugmenot.com if prompted with login)
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