affordable luxuries

Become a Patron! After almost 6 months of working from home (i.e., bed) in a one-bedroom apartment, I'm about 95% of the way through a move to a preposterously decadent two-bedroom apartment, which means it's time for another entry in my occasional series, "Affordable Luxuries." Unfortunately, the two-bedroom apartment isn't the affordable luxury: housing in big cities is … [Read more...] about Affordable Luxuries #2: Filters and Routers

I just found out about this service and thought I'd pass it along in case readers weren't aware of it. Kanopy lets you stream 6 movies per calendar month for free Setting up an account is straightforward: Navigate to https://www.kanopy.com/ and click "Watch Now" Search for your local public or university library Create an account and connect your library … [Read more...] about Quick hit: use Kanopy to stream films for free

I spend a lot of time listening to podcasts, and when I mention this, people often ask me for recommendations. In general, I don't think I'm a great source of podcast recommendations, because I'm extremely picky and have extremely specific tastes. For example, I can't listen to any of the most popular NPR podcasts because I find them agonizingly overproduced; you don't need to … [Read more...] about Podcast recommendations for January, 2018

Some people like luxury European automobiles, high-end kitchen ranges, and very old wine. As far as I can tell, these things are all outstanding, but they have one thing in common: they're expensive. When I say "expensive," I don't mean they're not worth every penny — just that they cost a lot of pennies. So as a person who doesn't have a lot of pennies, I … [Read more...] about Affordable Luxuries #1: candles, chocolate, car washes