Kikkoman

Fascinates me. Its like corporate ankle-bitting.

They are my favorite posts on the consumerist.

Like in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, whey the heros use the bureaucracy against itself.

iphone subsidy, prepay mortgage, mail back empty credit card offers, ditch land line, no cable, boston market kids meals, using a really old printer

Apple discount or no buy. No cheap netbook –> HP

This fascinating article describes the math behind mortgage back securities.

http://thismatter.com/money/bonds/types/collateralized_mortgage_obligations.htm

Unfortunately, my prepaying on my mortgage isn’t as destructive to their business model as I had hoped.