Archive for May, 2009

Calculating flying versus driving

May 19th, 2009 by Will Crowthers   4 Comments »

Nearly every paper these days seems to talk about flights being so cheap – we even had a post about it.  However, what makes it cheap?  It should be that its cheaper when the alternative, which is most likely driving, is more expensive than flying.  Below I have gone through the process of calculating the basics of flying versus [...]

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It’s that time of year again!

May 18th, 2009 by Brett Krupp   waiting for comments...

The last couple of weeks I have been involved in the good old fashioned past time of finding a place to live.  It’s a task that can be fun and exciting.  But it also can get very old and very tiring. There are dozens upon dozens of websites out there to choose from when beginning [...]

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Is that tan really worth it?

May 17th, 2009 by Brad Harbach   2 Comments »

I’m waking up this morning in the beautiful city of San Francisco and nothing could be better.  I spent the day yesterday walking the entire length of the Embarcadero on the bay, from Ghiradelli Square to the Ferry building; the views of the bay were amazing as always.  If you haven’t ever visited San Francisco [...]

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What is the Fair Tax?

May 15th, 2009 by Will Crowthers   4 Comments »

I was introduced to the Fair Tax by a good friend (thanks Mark) and have never really looked back.  Although I cannot say that I aggressively support and promote these ideals I think it is certainly an interesting approach to a clear problem.  That problem is the way we are taxed and also the ludicrous [...]

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Flying is Cheap Again

May 14th, 2009 by Brad Harbach   waiting for comments...

Now that Will has instructed everyone on how to board an airplane, I thought I’d share with you that flying has become downright cheap again (like when Southwest was that airline that your parents hadn’t heard of).  I’ve purchased several plane tickets this month for personal travel and all of them have been under $200 [...]

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