These are the wedges I bought.

I don’t mean to post about cheap stuff twice in a row, but I just have to say that I am really impressed with Payless Shoe Source. For a long time, I avoided this store because I knew they were a discount shoe company and I automatically assumed that the shoes they sell must not be high quality. In this case, I am quite happy to say that I was wrong.

The other day, I bought these cute wedges from the online store. Because it was selling for only $27, I figured I didn’t have much to lose even if I ended up not liking them. To save on shipping costs, I used Payless coupons and had them delivered to a store in my neighborhood. The other day, while running some errands, I stopped by the store and picked them up.

They look just like the picture, and from what I can tell, they seem to be very well-made. I will probably be able to wear these for years before they fall apart. So the next time someone says “You get what you pay for,” I’m going to tell them that I beg to differ!

I don’t believe we should ever be cheap if it makes us sacrifice quality. But the fact is, there are many things in this world that are both cheap and high-quality. Take Walmart, for example. Yes, there is a lot of junk at Walmart, but a lot of what I buy there is pretty well made, all things considered.

Is it me, or is this the funniest name ever for a nutritional supplement?

Now, normally I don’t recommend going cheap where things like food, medicine, or supplements are concerned; but there are exceptions, as with all things. Enter Puritan’s Pride. I absolutely love this site. I mean, there are so many buy 1 get 1 free, but 2 get 3 free, or other unbelievable deals there. Most of the time, I end up getting free shipping as well. So when it comes time to stock up on vitamins and other nutritional supplements, I almost always head over to Puritan’s Pride.

But that’s not all. You can really take your savings to the next level using special discount offers coupons like this  Puritan’s Pride coupon, available at the coupon site http://couponanything.com.

I have no problem finding what I need at Puritan’s Pride. Unless you are looking for a very rare supplement, you should be able to get what you’re looking for. Prices are pretty much as low as I’ve ever seen them anywhere. So if you take a lot of vitamins, by all means, give them a try.

If you watched the Oscars, you know what kind of humor Seth MacFarlene is into. It’s definitely not for everybody, and quite a few people panned his performance. You can read more about the controversy at the NY Times site.

Okay, so maybe you didnt’ think Seth MacFarlene’s was at the top of his game on Oscar night, but you still might enjoy his brand of humor. If this is the case then you should be watching Family Guy. This show, as well is controversial and it has its fan as well as critics. You can view Family Guy full episodes or shorter clips at Yahoo to get a taste of what the show is all about.

Incidentally, if you’re still watching TV on the good old boob tube, it’s time to join the 21st century. Watching shows online is vastly superior on my opinion. There are quite a few benefits, and you can read more about it at http://www.fullepisodesguide.com.

Being on the Internet, I am well aware that I need to protect myself. At the very least, it appears that I should get an anti-virus program and a firewall. People always tell me these things are the minimum requirements.

So being the cheapskate that I am, I initially got a few free programs off the internet. I figured free is always better, right? Well in this case, the answer is no. Because things went find for a couple months and then my computer started doing all sorts of weird things thanks to malware that I had picked up somewhere. Let me tell you, it’s better to prevent being infected in the first place, because I killed a good 4 or 5 hours researching how to get rid of this malware program.

Once that was taken care of, I decided it’s high time I upgraded from free security software to something I actually pay money for. I read a bunch of articles and soon found out that Norton seems to be the program many experts favor. Now here is a trick I always use when I’m buying stuff online. I use Google to look for online coupons. In this case, I Googled the term Norton 360 coupon.

Lo and behold, I found a site offering coupons as well as a 30 day Norton 360 free trial. See what a few extra keystrokes can accomplish? Yeah, so I got me the free trial of Norton and so far I like it. It’s got some sort of backup system in place too, but I back up my files myself so I’m not sure if I’ll even use that feature. But overall, it’s kept me safe and so far I’ve been using it for a couple weeks. I’m keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that’s the end of Malware for me (Wishful thinking, I know – but one can always hope!).

This is my first official post. I just couldn’t leave the default “Hello World” message be, so I decided to make this post even though I don’t have a whole lot to say. I am almost done reading this book by Dave Ramsey and it’s really opened up my eyes about money. Next on my list is Rich Dad Poor Dad. Everyone keeps telling me I have to read that book, so I guess it’s high time that I did. When  I’m done with these two books I will likely post a review on this site.