Are You Human or Simply an ATM for Retailers? Mr. Freeze, The Financial Curmudgeon HATES BLACK FRIDAY!!!!!! I, Mr. Freeze the Financial Curmudgeon, woke up in an incredibly dark mood this morning: IT’S BLACK FRIDAY………SATAN’S BIRTHDAY! The day after...

Incredibly Easy to Make, Incredibly Good to Eat You have one more day before Thanksgiving to make this! Last year I posted the recipe for one of the most fabulous Thanksgiving condiments ever: Cranberry -Fig Chutney. The post entitled “Realtors® and...

Kenmore Village is Becoming a Ghost Town The Current Occupancy of the Kenmore Village Recently, it was announced that the WA State Liquor Store currently in the Kenmore Village was moving to a new location (near Safeway). This got me thinking hard...

Barbara Ehrenreich is a kindred spirit of mine. She’s one of those curmudegonly skeptics who tends to see the world as a place that has become a very difficult place for ordinary people to navigate.  Ehrenreich is the author of a huge number of...

Growing Vegetables Isn’t Just a Summer Thing A Lot of Healthy Food Comes During Cold Weather Thanksgiving is a holiday that celebrates food in a big way: Turkeys are big birds, the flavours and aromas from the kitchen are pungent and bold. The...