Jeanne Marie Hoffman

Former bartender, still a geek. One equal part each cookies, liberty, football, music, travel, libations. Stir vigorously. +Jeanne Marie Hoffman Jeanne on Twitter

It’s Like a Diaper for Your Checked Wine

I belong to a few wine clubs and one of the benefits is discounted wine.  One winery Tiff and I both love, Mazzocco, had a discount on wines–and an even larger one if you bought three cases.  So the two of us went in together with Keri to buy three …

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Zero Hour!: The History of the Movie Airplane!

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My husband recently hosted a Zero Hour! viewing party.  Many people know the lines from Airplane!, but most don’t know the lines were literally lifted from another movie–a serious movie! I recommend running a double-feature viewing party of Zero Hour! and Airplane!–but don’t show them in chronological order.  While Zero Hour! …

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TopGuest No Longer Earning Points for MLife

I just received an email that as of yesterday, TopGuest will no longer earn points for MLife: Talk about lots of notice 😉 I previously mentioned how you can earn tons of points through TopGuest by going from casino to casino.  Not so much anymore. C’est la vie!  

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Deciding Whether Deals are Worth Going For

Every Deal Has an Opportunity Cost When pursuing deals, it’s important to remember there’s an opportunity cost to every deal.  What could you be doing instead of going after that deal?  Or more importantly, what deal are you giving up by going after another one? This is especially true with …

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