tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58100739091737179512008-11-08T22:43:49.341-08:00Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship. -- Benjamin Franklin <br> A collection of thoughts on thrift and life and featherbedsSalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03597301821068526313noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810073909173717951.post-10991986580028672332008-11-08T22:25:00.000-08:002008-11-08T22:43:49.350-08:00We have friends coming into town. They're staying elsewhere but wanted to meet up for brunch or dinner while they were here.<br /><br />We told them we could (1) Go have lunch at a nice place on Friday with one of the best views in San Francisco or (2) Meet down where they're staying and have brunch/lunch on Saturday or (3) They could come over to our place and we could have dinner and a schmooze on Friday. Watch the parrots. Enjoy the view. It's a lowkey don't-need-to-dress-up just-us-folks dress code at our place.<br /><br />The four of us opted for dinner at our place.<br /><br />Dinner, even if we shoot the wad on ingredients and splurge on something special for our friends (and we plan to), will <em>still</em> be spending less than our half share of a dinner/brunch bill anywhere in town.<br /><br />Entertaining at home usually beats the socks off price-wise of going out. <br /><br />"Cozy" is in. And cheaper.Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03597301821068526313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810073909173717951.post-42035151884657872442008-11-08T12:35:00.001-08:002008-11-08T17:42:16.609-08:00Another collection of links and thoughts. Butter, not guns. Potluck, not catered. Sweaters, not heating oil.Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03597301821068526313noreply@blogger.com0