quiddities and agonies of the ruling class - a rolling new york times thread

hah, NY1 just ran a feature on this woman and her website - http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/money_matters/

i was kidding; i know what frozen peas are gross in ffs.

sorry, permanent link - http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/money_matters/116599/new-website-teaches-women-personal-finance-basics/

whenever I read the name of her company I think of a festive garment with notes pinned all over it

whenever i read the name her company i think of "moonvest" a minor character from the sitcom "30 rock"

mines better

Unfortunately, I think of Buffalo Bill's desire to make a vest with tits.

By making his own vest with tits, he avoids spending one penny, which as I understand it, is in line with the LearnVest philosophy. I think Buffalo Bill also adds peas to vodka sauce.

"It's very important because I have to pay my bills, I have to eat and I don't want to wake up and be like, 'Oh man, I spent $300 on these glasses and I can't pay my rent,'" says one New Yorker.

"It puts the lotion in the basket, or else I will pay someone to spray a hose at you"

who here has not come home from a long day of work needing a drink, and to their surprise has opened a cupboard and found an unopened can of vodka sauce, which, after throwing some peas in, is the perfect accompaniment to stretching out on the couch and watching a simpsons rerun

large home appliances are New York's cochineal.

large home appliances in NY are a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the crimson-coloured dye carmine is derived?

Yes. This is why the roaches always seem to come from under the stove.

so she brags about "getting creative" and then it turns out the dish she "whips up" is basically pasta and frozen peas and tomato sauce (i kind of don't want to know what vodka tomato sauce is)? ie a dish that most 10-year-olds can make?

vodka sauce is actually really good

vodka is good, tomato sauce is good, i can't really imagine how they'd be combined satisfactorily

breakfast: oatmeal with frozen peas
lunch: BLT and FP
modest homemade dinner: grilled frozen peas with a side of frozen peas

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you forgot a delicious imaginary cup of Holder's House coffee

or at least i like a bloody mary as much as anyone but not on top of my pasta

it's all gonna end up in the same place anyway

just pretend you were drinking a bloody mary while you were eating pasta

vodka sauce is yummy

explained

you can buy it in premade vodka sauce in tesco, lex

it in

Guys I haven't spent any money in 6 days now, look for my MSNBC show soon along with my bestselling novel.

^^^^^ new host of Man Vs. Wild

Unfortunately I just spend $12 this afternoon. :(

^^^^^ new host of Man Vs. Wild

I dunno, how is he at pissing on things

Actually I can't wait for her next article when she discovers this building called a "library" that lets "rent" books for FREE.

i'm pretty sure bear grylls eats at as many 4 star restaurants in a given week during the filming of man vs wild as alexa von topel does during her work week

J0rdan all full of truthbombs itt.

they need to collaborate on a book - her perky/naive writing style + his tips about how to make shelter out of a dead camel

...that you happened to find in your kitchen pantry.

apparently huffpo deleted a lot of the critical comments when the story first ran (and then the whole story?), but you can read them here - pretty lol

http://www.metafilter.com/91764/Im-not-one-to-keep-my-fridge-and-cupboards-stocked-but-I-had-a-few-items-from-my-last-trip-to-Trader-Joes-and-they-would-get-the-job-done

"24 Hours Without Spending Any Money...In New York City." ..Also known to millions of less insufferable Americans as "Wednesday."
posted by applemeat at 10:20 AM on May 8 [90 favorites]

lol guys here is another post she made for huffpo

title: Closing the Female Financial Knowledge Gap

LITERALLY THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE WHOLE STORY: Every day, we make financial decisions that ultimately affect whether or not we will be able to live independently and retire comfortably. Do we opt for the Starbucks Caramel Latte or the Dunkin' Donuts regular coffee?

LOL

http://i31.tinypic.com/iqa3hi.jpg

Do we hop on the subway or hail a taxi for the morning commute?

o_O

This woman is paid to write these things?

do we go to Harvard Business School or Wharton?

educating women about finances by being really dumb

choices such as these are faced by everyday americans like you and me

10 Things I Learned From Launching a Company in a Recession

6. Spend $0 on marketing. The key is to embrace social media. Not only is it cheap and efficient, it's most likely where your audience is. And, get free PR by going after awards (for example, we were fortunate to be selected as a Tech Crunch 50 company). Try out marketing concepts like launching an invite-a-friend sweepstakes. Social media is always changing, so stay in the loop.

6. Spend $0 on marketing. The key is to spend all your money on Starbucks.

http://crushable.com/other-stuff/crushable-questionnaire-alexa-von-tobel/

1. Everyone has a “thing.” What’s yours?

Energy — I have tons and tons of it. I’m also fully obsessed with yoga and love to cook (although my boyfriend would argue that this love does not equate to skill)

http://i39.tinypic.com/nys77a.jpg

i will give credit where credit is due tho

5. What is it you most dislike?

The fact that personal finance isn’t taught in schools. It’s crazy to me! We make 8-10 financial decisions a day, yet no one educates us on this topic!

4. Frozen peas. These delicious little droppings of mother nature go on everything. Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks? Why not try frozen peas?

9. When I wake up in the middle of the night its because I’ve had a nightmare that I’m ___ .

I have the most vivid dreams!! It’s insane — I dream in color, remember them fully, and often my dreams even reference OTHER dreams that I have had weeks before…It’s like movies in my head. I often wake up and think “whoa…”

omg that interview, i want to murder her

This person would not have lasted long on the Oregon Trail.
posted by mmmbacon at 10:18 AM on May 8 [66 favorites]