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Blubber

Published on 2011-12-08 23:41:00

Dear Cheapskate,Penelope emailed me again from her house on Cape Cod:"Dear Mildred, [Should I tell her my name's not Mildred? She's 111 years old. Should I let it go?-cs]I got your email and your complaints about the weather. First of all, do you think that because I'm old I want to discuss such an inane topic as the

Sock It To Me, Baby

Published on 2011-09-26 21:31:00

Dear Cheapskate,You get to meet

101 Uses For A Brick

Published on 2011-01-11 23:36:00

Dear Cheapskate,Whoops! Did I say one hundred and one uses for a brick? I meant to say one. One use for a brick. I can tell you of one way to use a brick. Not one hundred and one ways to use a brick. I must have been thinking of college, you know, where "Econ 101" or "Math 101" really means "Econ 1" or "Math 1". One. Only one. One way to use a brick.It's been cold here in California. Relatively cold, anyway. Hovering around 44 degrees inside my house and colder outside. Stop laughing! I know it' [..]

Waking Up On A Cold And Frosty Morn

Published on 2010-12-29 19:59:00

Dear Cheapskate,I know. Why get out of bed in the morning? Why? It's cold out there, out in the frigid bedroom air! (You don't

What The Food Inustry Doesn't Want You To Know About Popcorn!!!

Published on 2010-10-22 19:08:00

Cheapskate,I love popcorn. I don't love:The mess and the colories

How To Have Ragin' Paaaaartay!

Published on 2010-09-19 21:22:00

Dear Cheapskate,Parties

How To Pay For College: 5 Tips

Published on 2010-09-14 23:08:00

Dear Cheapskate,"College." Did I scare you?Imagine you're stranded in a disabled U-boat, a mile beneath the ocean's surface, running out of food and oxygen,

Bad Ideas

Published on 2010-07-16 20:37:00

Cheapskate,I'm cheap. You know I'm cheap. But am I too cheap? Never!! Absolutely never! Never ever! Except that one time. This is embarrassing. Maybe I shouldn't tell you this. While riding my bicycle I became hungry. As I reached into my

Things Not To Buy: Anything In A Commercial

Published on 2010-07-08 20:03:00

Dear Cheapskate,Do you wish, with all your might and main, that you lived the life of that happy person in the commercial? The

Finders Keepers

Published on 2010-07-04 19:38:00

Cheapskate, are you there? Is anyone reading? I feel so sad and morose, probably because I have quit eating sugar. Cheapskate, your eyes are bugging out - I know you can't believe it. Until last week I lived on sugar. What is life without sugar??? It's nothing, I tell you!! Nothing!!!!! But, my dear Cheapskate,