At 09:00 AM 9/25/2003 -0400, WARFELT@Nationwide.com wrote:
>On a related note (b-flat),   My spousal type unit has been laid off a few
>months ago which basically translates to me not being able to buy CD's with
>reckless abandon.   I had a stash of over 100 CDs not opened  yet.   This
>has now dwindled to less than 10 as of today.   I am not quite sure what is
>going to happen when I reach ground zero.   Is there a 12 step program for
>CD purchasing?

No, but there's eMusic.  Only the most destitute would balk at $9.99 a
month for all the albums you could want, and the selection is just
outstanding.  Screw iTunes, eMusic is the real deal.

You should also get a Netflix subscription: $20 a month for unlimited DVD
rentals, and the set-up couldn't be sweeter.  You list the discs you want
and they send you the first three.  Then when you're done watching one, you
drop it in the postage-paid envelope and they send you the next one on the
list.  No reason to go to the video store at all anymore, and I don't even
remember the last DVD I bought.  Given that my wife and I are on a mission
to reduce our credit card debt as much as we possibly can, eMusic and
Netflix are a huge help on cutting down our entertainment expenses without
having to give up things like nice meals out or a quick weekend trip to New
York.

S

NP: VIKING BANK -- Pierre Barouh (from eMusic, coincidentally)