Checkbook and Stamps Lifehack (by Jeremy Zawodny)

I always misplace stamps. But I realized that I only ever need them when I'm mailing someone a check. So I store them in the checkbook now.

Simple but effective. :-)

Posted by jzawodn at March 13, 2006 10:49 AM

Reader Comments

# Joseph Hunkins said:

My problem is that I always misplace the checkbook. Hmmm maybe I'll put a pocket on the laptop, which I rarely lose.

on March 13, 2006 11:06 AM

# Vadim said:

I must claim prior art on that: I have been doing that for years :)

on March 13, 2006 11:12 AM

# Jeremy Zawodny said:

Doh!

It's good thing I didn't file a patent then, huh? :-)

on March 13, 2006 11:13 AM

# Anjan said:

Really? You still have a checkbook? :) I'm sure my wife carries one but with electronic banking, I think we hardly ever write a check anymore.

on March 13, 2006 11:28 AM

# Jeremy Zawodny said:

I never said I wrote a lot of checks. But when I do, I need stamps. :-)

on March 13, 2006 11:31 AM

# Martin Plante said:

Shouldn't you hide your address? Nice neighborhood, though!
http://local.google.com/local?f=q&hl=en&q=1064+Roy+Ave,+San+Jose,+CA+95125&ll=37.288668,-121.885586&spn=0.001485,0.002671&t=k

on March 13, 2006 12:08 PM

# Jeremy Zawodny said:

What good would that do? My address is already public record, thanks to the FAA.

on March 13, 2006 12:09 PM

# Joe Beaulaurier said:

It is a slow blog day, isn't it? ;-)

on March 13, 2006 12:18 PM

# Joe said:

g-damn.... i'm glad i don't live there.
http://www.zillow.com/search/Search.z?addrstrthood=1064+Roy+Ave&citystatezip=San+Jose%2C+CA+95125&mode=search
i got nearly the same stats on a house in NC (near RTP) for $130k.
Of course, your house has increased by that amount in the last year.

on March 13, 2006 12:31 PM

# said:

I thought silicon valley bigwigs could keep themselves out of the public FAA database? At least, I can't find Eric Schmidt, though he's reputed to be an avid pilot.

Larry Ellison is there though, along with his Woodside address.

on March 13, 2006 12:46 PM

# Jeremy Zawodny said:

I don't put a lot of faih in those Zillow numbers. Maybe if I actually sold the place and managed to get that much, I would.

on March 13, 2006 12:47 PM

# Jeremy Zawodny said:

The bigwigs may, but we peeons don't have that kinda pull...

on March 13, 2006 12:48 PM

# Dan Isaacs said:

If you own a house, your info is public record. unless you have a LLC (or a PAC :) ) to buy things for you, being known is kinda hard to avoid.

on March 13, 2006 05:54 PM

# marc said:

Jeremy,
Is this link helpful?
http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/change_releasability/

It would appear that even the peeon's can request for their privacy. ;) ... or not.

on March 13, 2006 06:12 PM

# Jason Young said:

Joe,

Not inside the beltline you won't - it's still cheaper - but inside the beltline is a more fair comparison to that part of middle California.

on March 14, 2006 12:01 PM

# Aaron said:

Jeremy,

If houses are going for that in the Baltimore/Washington corridor, I _know_ you can get that kind of price in San Jose.

on March 14, 2006 01:20 PM

# Whuffo said:

Hey; you don't live very far from me. Should we tell these other people what an *expensive* house in San Jose costs?

on March 22, 2006 08:12 PM