8 things I don't buy...

I saw this post at Suburban Wife's Daily Dollar Diary and thought I would pick up the Theme/Meme... Here are my list of things that I don't buy compared with the Suburban wife:

1. Alcohol — Well technically I do buy alcohol, but I never buy beer as I can't stand the stuff so I'm going for Beer...
   
2. Tobacco — I am so with you here... I never buy cigarettes, they are truly a waste of money if ever there was one - I am not saying I have never bought them... just that I don't now.
3. Coffee — Oh dear, I am a coffee guzzler I am afraid, so here's my first original one, I don't buy Coke (the cola variety or powdered for that matter...) I used to enjoy fizzy cola when I was a kid, but that stuff is so sugary... and I know people who appear to be addicted to it (and their teeth don't look so good!) - briefly refreshing maybe, but all-in-all NOT a good thing...
   
4. Fabric Softener — I wouldn't, but I think my wife does...maybe I should mention the environmental effects to her... so, time for another one of my own. Gravy powder or Pasta Sauce, the things that you can make yourself, but the supermarket has in a packet - I think packet gravy is an abomination compared with the real thing and people are losing the skill of cooking through these convenience foods
   
5. Make-Up — OK this one is not really fair, I don't buy makeup but then I wouldn't be expected to. Even in the days of new romantics I never got further than using coloured hair mousse... My equivalent is all those 'man potions' you can get now, wrinkle cream, moisturiser for men and all that cr**. No No No, never.... C,mon grow old gracefully men for goodness sake...
   
6. Jewelry — I am not big into jewelry, and that is something men do buy in larger quantities nowadays. Diamond encrusted ear-rings are the norm for younger men wishing to emulate their soccer heroes. I have the one ring (wedding) and that's it. I wore my Grandad's signet ring for a while until I lost it - I found it again by extreme good fortune, and that was my lesson - I haven't worn it since.
   
7. Soda Pop, Junk Food, and Sweets — Well, I've used Cola (soda) already, and will admit that I am partial to chocolate but not really any other sweets.. I need another one of my own here... Newspapers - I never buy a newspaper or a magazine, they have nothing to say that I am interested in that I haven't heard on the news/read on the 'net. My neighbour kindly gives me the sports supplement on a Saturday and that is the only time I read a paper of any sort.
8. Electronic Games — Like the suburban wife, I don't have an X-box, wii or playstation of any description... I play the occasional game on the PC (I have freecell open and do enjoy spider solitaire...)

Here's how the suburban wife finishes off her post:

So, if you’re a blogger, consider yourself tagged. Be sure to link back to this post or leave a comment so I’ll know you participated. If you’re a reader without your own blog, please don’t leave without sharing the 8 (or so) things you don’t buy. I look forward to hearing from you.

The rules are simple:

• List the 8 (or so) things you don’t buy
• Feel free to explain why you choose not to spend money on those items or just provide a list

Which just leaves me to say, give it a go - what things do you refuse to buy, and why??

What kind of blogger are you?

I took this quiz on the 'BlogActionDay' website today and found out that I am a purist expert socialite blogger...

What kind of blogger are you? Click on the image to take the quick quiz and get a widget to place on your blog telling people what they can expect from you...


It's only about half a dozen multiple choice questions so should take you less than half a minute to complete - give it a try and us know who you really are.

PayPerPost Trumps ReviewMe

Paid to post bloggers will no doubt already be fully aware that PayPerPost leads the paid to blog market by a long long way, so keeping up with the latest PPP developments is an absolute necessity.
PPP has evolved a new service for paid to post bloggers to advertise their services directly to prospective advertisers. You place a widget on your site for would-be advertisers to click and negotiate a direct deal for you to create a post to promote their product or service on your blog. You can set your own rates and sit back to wait for the advertisers to come to you.
So how does this differ from ‘ReviewMe’ or ‘Sponsored Reviews’? Simple, you get a bigger slice of the action. ReviewMe will typically charge your client between 50 and 100% markup on your price, meaning they may keep up to half the total fee. PPP Direct will only charge a service fee of 10%, (5% of which are transaction costs such as paypal or credit-card processing costs) leaving far more of the profit on your plate. Get more details by heading over to the PPP blog, or watching the video
What’s more, is that PPP are going to be promoting the sites that take up this offer by building a directory – and since a link from PPP has to be a real bonus, this is looking more and more like a win-win blogging opportunity…
See the widget in action here.