The Daily Peeve / Rant

[frugal-one]

IMO we should all be worried about contracting covid if for no other reason ... the possibility of long term effects. Those who are not concerned are foolish. Just saw that 229,000 people in the US died so far this year from covid. It is not over.

[ToomuchStuff]

They can't seize her assets like that. She should be able to withdraw her money and close her account.

Drive through.

What my credit union, and the bank we use for work, have been doing for everything, pretty much the whole pandemic.

I know - does anyone actually go to the bank anymore to make a withdrawal?

I go make the night deposits, change orders, etc. Then for my personal use, I go to deposit my checks, get cash (never used an atm), etc.

[iris lilies]

This is not a “rant” but is a mild observation: yesterday I hit several thrift stores looking for various things. Didn’tfind any of them, but I did see a small size rice cooker that I would have purchased had it not been priced at $30.00!!!!!
Yoinks! Is really high, but they are in a Desi community so perhaps they know their clientele.

edited to add: no they do not. The same rice cooker lists on Amazon at $29.

This is not one of those high end super tech Japanese models.

[JaneV2.0]

I was going to ask if it was one of those Zojirushi fuzzy-logic models.

[Tradd]

This is not a “rant” but is a mild observation: yesterday I hit several thrift stores looking for various things. Didn’tfind any of them, but I did see a small size rice cooker that I would have purchased had it not been priced at $30.00!!!!!
Yoinks! Is really high, but they are in a Desi community so perhaps they know their clientele.

edited to add: no they do not. The same rice cooker lists on Amazon at $29.

This is not one of those high end super tech Japanese models.

Iris, lots of people have been reporting much higher thrift store prices in a frugality group on FB.

[iris lilies]

Iris, lots of people have been reporting much higher thrift store prices in a frugality group on FB.

Oh yes, I think prices are up. And I don’t mind that they’re adding a couple bucks to things that used to sell for a couple of bucks.


A $30 price tag on a small kitchen appliance needs to be, in my mind, for a high-end practically new small kitchen appliance.

[pinkytoe]

Thrift store prices are way up here - well...isn't everything these days. If I go to one, I wait until half price or senior days.

[frugal-one]

Been trying to exercise more. After the last 2 classes at the gym, I came home and slept for 2 hours. It simply is too much for me. I’m sure if I didn’t take my homeopathic remedy, I would not be walking the next day. And, I perspire more than ever! Will call today and see if I can get a trainer to help me set up a pool routine to work on by myself. Free training session so might as well take advantage of it!

[Tradd]

In negotiations with coworker about vacation time at Christmas so I can go cave diving in FL. Feels like I’m negotiating a nuclear treaty with the Soviets! Coworker will be visiting his in laws who live in FL. I’m aiming for the week before Christmas, back at work the 26th. Coworker’s wife has absolutely no sense of urgency about figuring out their dates. I finally told him yesterday I need to know sooner than later if I’m going. There’s just the two of us who share the customs brokerage work load. It’s driving me batty.

[Tradd]

Double post