Dig out that calendar from 1891
This may be more about nostalgia, strictly speaking, than economizing. But an item this morning at the blog Wise Bread points out that you don't need to buy a brand-new calendar for the new year; you can just find an old one from a year where the days and dates are the same -- like 1998, 1991, or 1987.
Apparently, there are only 14 combinations of days/dates that make up our calendar. And so finding old calendars -- either in your basement or at antique stores or online -- is a way to save a little money and do something more individualized, Paul Michael writes.
In this day and age of personalization, tattoos, piercings and various other ways to flaunt our individuality, most of us are looking for ways to express ourselves and make our surroundings more unique.
From an office cubicle to a garage or kitchen, we seek out items that say a little more about us. And for some of us, that often means going retro. I, for one, would prefer a calendar on my wall that stood out; maybe one from my pre-teen years when I was hooked on Buck Rogers and crappy Glen A. Larsen TV shows, and movies like the original Star Trek and The Black Hole. Oh, and 1987 was the year The Lost Boys was made...love that flick!
The full post is here. It includes a long list of years that will work for 2009, as well as 2010.
What are you reusing this year?
