Almost Perfect Roundup
I don’t follow baseball extremely closely, not until after the All-Star break anyway, but this past week Armando Galarraga was robbed of a Perfect Game. A Perfect Game, and I use capitals because it’s only been done 20 times in the history of baseball (two of those, Dallas Braden and Roy Halladay, have come this year), is where the opponent is held to no hits, no runs, and your team has committed zero errors.
Armando Galarraga, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, was one out away when Jason Donald was called safe at first base on not-that-close call. Unfortunately on replay, and to some in the stands, it didn’t look close at all. First base Umpire Jim Joyce later admits that he missed it and apologized to Galarraga. To his credit, Galarraga took it very well and acted very professionally about the situation.
All in all, it’s a pretty crappy result.
Here are some gems from this past week:
- Spillonomics. When something is difficult to imagine, the risk of it is underestimated. A very interesting article on how we, as human beings, tend to underestimate the risk of things that are difficult to imagine and that we’ve never experienced before. Compare that to the reaction after the 9/11 attacks, as people drove more and flew less (and traffic fatalities increased).
- You can save a lot of money by timing your purchases. The cost of Christmas decorations in January are a fraction of their original prices in November. So what should you buy in June? MainStreet has the answer.
- How much are you paying for cable? WalletPop has a few ideas on how to cut your cable bill down to size.
- If you have a teen looking to make a few extra bucks this summer, it’s important to understand that they need to pay taxes too. There are special teen tax rules you should know about and Kay does a great job explaining them.
- Father’s Day is on the horizon so if you’re looking for some frugal Father’s day ideas, Lazy Man has a bunch of them. If those weren’t enough, Frugal Dad shares a few sub-$50 gift ideas.
- What would you do with a cash windfall? That’s what Fiscal Geek wants to know.
Finally, my lovely wife and I have been cooking a lot lately (our next project is to make homemade cheese, inspired by our cousins) and this post by SVB shares some good ideas for leftover rice.
Have a great weekend!
(Photo: colleen-lane)
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