They say "Value is in the eye of the beholder," and they couldn't be more accurate.

Value IS in the eye of the beholder. Don't believe me? Let's explore the following examples using $20 as a base for comparison:

We did it, guys! The Northeast SURVIVED! Hurrican Irene tried to take us down, but we curled up in the fetal position, behind our fortress of canned goods and water, crying until she got the hint and left! The question now posed to us is...what do we do!? Well I've got an idea on how to move forward with your life after the hurricane madness. We need to go back to normalcy people, otherwise... the hurricanes win!!

I recently found myself in a bit of a bind financially. There were many video games and goods I wanted to purchase, and nothing but bills and "responsibility" in the way. I need to make money quick. What's a young man to do? So, I started scheming and thinking... and here's the plan...

My birthday is coming up in a few months and I'm going to be the supposedly cursed age of 27. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the curse, famous people like Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hedrix and Tupac, all died at the age of 27. All three of these men become even more successful after their deaths. I've made the assumption that if I fake my own death at 27 I'll become just as rich and famous as them, but I'll actually be alive to enjoy the money.

There comes a time in every adult's life that they must put down the foam sword, or plastic lightsaber, they've been attacking their other "adult" friends with, and really become a grown-up. One such rite of passage is the creation and dedication to a budget. With that, also comes sacrifice. No, not humans you insane ass readers, luxury sacrifice! The following is a list of 3 things I'll miss now that I'm trying to become more of a grown up with my money.

3. DVR and OnDemand

Normally, we don't actually watch cable. At least not live, most days we simply record our favorite shows with DVR and watch at our convenience, or wait until it's OnDemand by the station that aired it. Our solution is Netflix and Hulu to see us through the wide world  of entertainment. But, thems the breaks when you're an adult on a budget. I just hope they have decent rewind and replay capabilities, because I don't know how else I'll keep replaying the sketch scene from Titanic.

Isn't Leo dreamy?

2. Hookers and Blow

I know what you're saying. Wait, that's two things! True, but they go hand in hand, like Bert and Ernie, so cut me a break!. I couldn't even afford you before, but now my dreams of becoming as awesome as Tony Soprano and Robert Downey Jr have been dashed by adulthood! I'll never get to be Iron Man or Sherlock  Holmes. I will never feel the soft caress of "Tina", the wonderful girl from Brooklyn, with a heart of gold and an Adam's apple to match. My social life had so much promise. Now, it's banished to the world of Netflix and pixie sticks. Do you know how many pixie stix it takes to equal cocaine? I'll tell you, ALOT.

I'd be the Tony Montana of pixie stix

1. Oero Cookies

Damn you Oero. You go with milk like Forrest Gump with Jenny whatever the hell her last name was... whoresalot?... yet you price yourself to make me think eating diamonds and lobster would be the more prudent purchase. 5 dollars a box is simply too much! It saddens me, but we must part ways.

I told myself I wouldn't cry :tear:...

Remember, I'll always love you.

AND IIIIIIIIIIIIII, WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

STADLER FAMILY STORIES

Welcome to my first edition of STADLER FAMILY STORIES. I will recap my favorite events from the early years of my life surrounded by the wackiest family in the world.

I hope you enjoy our first tale...  Love, Money, Sex, Sex for Money, and Flying. It's all here.

We've all seen the A&E show Parking Wars and undoubtedly, we've all related to the frustration the people feel on the show.

From being booted while on a job interview or at a funeral, to just shoving pizza in your fat rich mouth while parking your Beamer in a tow-away zone on South Street, they've shown it all. But here's a shocker; That's not even why I'm pissed about parking.

Let me tell you about my weekend...

I'm not an Attorney at Law... but I think there's something fishy about this recent offer I found in my electronical mailbox. The e-mail address is from someone named Lucas, but the greeting begins with Bill. Not exactly a "Jim" from "James" shortening of the name. So, I says to myself, self...RED FLAG! The rest of the letter gets even more ridiculous...

I dunno, Steve... this looks legit...

Please be awesome and donate money to a good friend of mine. She's an awesome artist and she's tryin to raise money through Kickstarter.

Check out The Great Wissahickon Project for more information

So we finally have our store up and running. Why not spend all of your hard earned birthday or graduation money on a Skank Detectives tee? Maybe you could steal from grandma' and buy a snazzy new DYHP? T-shirt? Why you'd be the coolest kid on the block...