One of the things I was looking forward to when I came to New York this year was that I would stop paying for gas at $4 per gallon. Finally, I’d be freed from the $50 fill-ups, instead just burdened with one monthly fee for subways and buses.
Oops.
Sure enough, about as soon as I [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Economy’
December 9, 2008
A positive development in the recession (except for me)
September 21, 2008
How to determine cost of living? The cost of pool
Living in New York, Indianapolis and San Jose over the past year, I’ve learned many factors can determine which locale is most expensive. Rent is perhaps the best example, but I have a new — and more fun — way to do it: the cost of playing pool.
In the Bay Area, my most-frequented pool hall, [...]
