So, on Sunday, we put in a request with the USAA Price Negotiation Service to find us a white 2006 Honda Civic EX Sedan. They called me yesterday with a deal through Hendrick Honda Woodbridge (several hundred below the list price—not bad, given that they’re in high demand and are usually selling at full price) and told me to arrange the purchase with the dealer, since they didn’t have one in white on the lot and would have to bring it in.
Swelling Textbook Costs Have College Students Saying ‘Pass’
Anybody who’s been in college over the last couple of years is well aware of the insane textbook prices, and it’s no surprise to me (since I was one of them) that many students just don’t buy books anymore. I’m sorry, but $120 for a used Econ. textbook that served more to confuse me than enlighten me? Please.
Switch to Cingular Done, and Other News
So, everything went pretty much according to plan this past weekend. We stopped by the Cingular store here in Fairfax on Sunday, but they were having a network problem so we moved on to the store in Fair Oaks Mall. The store at Fair Oaks, however, was out of the phone I wanted, so the poor guy had to drive to the Fairfax store to pick one up and bring it back while Melissa dragged me around the mall for 20 minutes.
‘He’s Throwing Away My Dream’
Saw this on Monday but haven’t had time to blog it ’til now. John Fund writes about Milwaukee’s school choice program and how it is benefiting both those who utilize it and those who have stayed behind in the public schools. Yes, school choice is actually helping Milwaukee’s public schools.
Metro Drops Longtime Manager
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