Comments on: Keeping the Baksheesh

By: sufidude

sufidude — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:52:38 +0000

Excellent article brother Weber, but may i also suggest a few more ways of stashing the backsheesh?
1. Never pay for a new cd or dvd- that’s what Pirate Bay is for.
2. Buy some bowling shoes- they’ll pay for themselves within a couple months to a year.
3. If you absolutely must go to the movies for a date- make it a matinee followed by free outing.
4. But cheap meat and freeze it- even frozen meat can be put straight on the Foreman without thawing. And always scour the weeklies for deals.
5. Never buy expensive weed- the added quality just isn’t worth the meager quantity.
Hope this helps,
brother abe- the sufi dude

By: justplaindude

justplaindude — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:10:39 +0000

Couldn’t agree more about disconnecting from other humans. As a Dude still in his early 20′s it pains my heart to see how members of my generation would rather text and e-mail than speak or write an actual, personal letter… like with paper and ink. Time for some tunes to uplift my mood… later on, Dudes

By: chalupa

chalupa — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:05:03 +0000

DudeColt you bring up some very good points. The wife and I have decided to take a couple trips this summer (2 out of 3 to Lebowski Fests I might add) and the first thing we did to try and off-set travel expenses was to see what we could cut back on. Things like going to movies and buying lunch were two things we could easy stop doing for a few months.

Another thing I don’t think everyone does is budget their money. We have figured out how much money we make every month, what our standard bills are and what we have left if we feel like splurging on something. Because of this we don’t have the standard $10k in credit card debt that supposedly every American household has. In fact, we don’t have any.

By: DudeColt

DudeColt — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:14:37 +0000

Well A-D that lack of connection doesn’t stop with the cell phonoe unfortunately. Its now getting to the point where people would rather talk to you on Facebook or MySpace or one of those other internet doodads instead of the phone. But I appreciate y’alls comments. PS Dude Colt and Rev. Weber and one and the same.

By: The Arch Dudeship

The Arch Dudeship — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:14:00 +0000

Far out, Rev. Weber…

I think one of the reasons it’s called a “cell phone” is that it keeps you in a virtual prison cell…no private down time because you’re always accessible no matter where you go.

I have a very basic cell phone but I have it only in case the A-Dmobile breaks down or I need to call Mrs. A-D because I’ll be late or…um, lost my train of thought.

Anyway, I dig your style, man. We (the collective we, not the editorial) have created a false reality that may be connecting us with each other and with access to information, but it’s disconnecting us from the people around us and, most uncool, our inner dude.

By: Irish Monk

Irish Monk — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:42:22 +0000

Thanks for trading this information, compeer! Very professionally courteous of you.
I eat free every night that I work and I get lots of free food to bring home to feed my little monkeys. It lets me save my hard earned bones and clams