From BundleHQ: Eureka! When's the last time you found some money?
Hey now. Don't be meh. It's gonna get better. You'll see.
A $27 fritter: I only wish it had been an apple fritter. No, Greg frittered away $27 on ATM fees in March. Oh, Greg, let us show you a better way. A lot of online banks don't charge ATM fees and will refund what the bank charges you (Fidelity and Schwab spring to mind, but there are others). Beth from Budget Bytes recommended a credit union. Find one here. Hey, Beth, can you teach us how to make apple fritters?
The Die-Hard index: Will you pay $45 for a ticket to a baseball game? What if you've lost your job? What if your team is a perennial heartbreak, like one particular NL team that gave up 11 runs last night? Russ Maschmeyer, a student at New York's School of Visual Arts, created the die-hard index to measure exactly that devotion; Justin compared Maschmeyer's rankings to Bundle spending patterns and dropped some science. PS: Justin is a Braves fan. Fine.
Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink: McDonald's tried to charge Moriah 22 cents for a cup of water this weekend, and outrage ensued. "No one thinks of good will service anymore," wrote JoAnn. Consensus: Lame! . Meanwhile, Emma's watching the drought in nearby Boston, where a reservoir contamination rendered the water unsafe to drink from the tap. Now the city's supermarkets are facing a run on bottled water, even though boiling water will also make it safe. Boiling is a hassle, but it's cheap, and Shane Fischer estimated his bottled water habit cost $800. So what would you do?
Question of the day: When's the last time you just found some money you didn't know or forgot you had? Comment, or tweet #eureka
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