Big news day: Bank of America dropped its overdraft fees (kinda), and Corey Haim has died. At HQ, where our obsession with the cultural touchstones of our youth is only eclipsed by our dedication to getting awesomely smart about money, these two things have similar magnitude. Joe Biden's in Israel? Can I recommend BBC.com?
Bundle team member of the day: HQ's most Hollywood developer Paul Newman. No, not because of his name. Because he once directed an episode of Doogie Howser, M.D., in which Doogie and Vinnie do Sherlock Holmes and Watson. And look where Neil Patrick Harris is now!
Where to eat in Portland: Inspired by our improved "top merchants" data for Dining Out, Logan broke down the most-frequented restaurants among her Portland neighbors. Where you'll find her: Pad Thai Kitchen or BIWA (if it looks like a date, leave 'em alone!). Where you won't: the American Airlines Admiral Club at JFK, or Off the Hookah in Ft. Lauderdale.
I can make a hat, a brooch, or a pterodactyl: I'm newly enamored of Spencer Soper, the funny and frugal auteur behind the On The Cheap series of videos from the Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call. His most recent short is an ode to the coffee filter -- "cheaper than paper towels and more versatile!" -- in which he lists 10 different applications of a Melitta No. 4 in 44 seconds. (Plus, he's a fan of Bundle, which is the easiest way into my heart -- or at least into the morning note.)
Question of the day: How have you repurposed a household item, a la Spencer's coffee filters?
