Dad Revisited

I got a new ukelele, and I thought I would break it in with a song.

I went to see Walt Disney’s Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience, and I lived to tell the tale! Check it out!

We talk about selling off and finding a new home for old “collectibles.” Tax return preparation tips. Ways our kids want to waste spend our hard earned money. What’s in your iPod? Networking tips.

[01:00] Time to sell off and find a new home for all those ridiculous old Star Trek toys.

[13:15] Tax return preparation tips:

• Use a professional to reduce risk of mistakes and to represent you if something goes wrong.
• Organize receipts by month in an accordion binder.
• Services like Shoeboxed.com digitize receipts for you to store online. Can also take photos with your iPhone and email to your Evernote.com account. Another option is PaperPort.
• Don’t forget to track your mileage for business or job hunting.
• Keeping organized throughout the year with software like Quicken or Quickbooks will help you to easily run reports for tax preparation.
• Lost a receipt from a major retailer like Home Depot or Target. Ask them to pull up your past purchases associated with your credit card.
• File early especially if you’re entitled to a return.

[25:30] Kids just want to spend, spend, spend. Which is a bigger waste of your hard earned money?

Best quote: “Who the hell do you hate enough to give a Chipmunks CD to?”
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In episode 16, Vinny and Roland shared a number of money saving tips. In the latest episode, we share even more tips to cut costs and tighten your budget.

[22:40] We talk about practicality versus aesthetics of Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFLs).

More money saving tips:

• Most everything is negotiable.
• Ever hear that at a casino, you can ask an attendant to “put the slot machine to sleep” while you go to the bathroom?
• Now is a great time to refinance your mortgage down to a lower rate.

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It’s a very special holiday show, complete with special guests. Join us for a spectacle that is too good, or at least wierd, to be believed.

Check out these wonderful musicians on the Podsafe Music Network:

• The Brian Setzer Orchestra
• Geoff Smith, Some Christmas Huggin and Kissin
• The Alice Project, Regifting for the Holidays
• Darrell Smith, The Fourth But Not-So-Wise Man
• Emily Jones, Jingle Thrash
• Dokken, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Best wishes to you and your families for a wonderful holiday season.
Thanks for listening!

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us feedback and we’ll include it in an upcoming episode of The Daddy
Dialogues. It’s easy:

• You can leave a comment on the blog.
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Vincent Green is a veteran Podcaster and provides professional podcast consulting services. You can also enjoy more of his opinions on family, marriage, technology and faith.

Roland Reinhart is a veteran marketing and advertising professional. Learn about his interactive marketing services or enjoy more of his parenting advice and inspiration.

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Vinny and Roland discuss frustrations with politicians, CEOs, and
lousy Christmas gifts. Plus good gift ideas, favorite holiday movies,
comic memories and holiday safety tips.

Time Index:

[00:30] Post-election Thanksgiving hijinks.

[03:15] It’s a month since the elections, and the change that was so
hyped can’t come fast enough. We seem to be poorer than ever and the
prospects are getting worse. We talk about interesting solutions we’ve
heard.

[25:00] Listener feedback from Pete in Australia.

[27:45] Christmas/holiday gifts that suck.

[45:10] Holiday gifts that don’t suck.

[57:00] Favorite holiday movies.

[01:01:00] Memories of Opus, Bloom County, Calvin and Hobbes, Doonesbury

[01:06:00] Carbon monoxide and electric safety reminders

Links Mentioned:

• Sarah Palin Thanksgiving slaughter interview
• South Park “Change is in the air” episode
• Jack Black as Jesus Christ, “Obamination”
• PhotoStamps
• Cell phone gift cards

Favorite holiday movies:

• Christmas Vacation
• It’s a wonderful life
• A Christmas Story
• Die Hard
• Elf
• A wish for wings that work

Best wishes to you and your families for a wonderful holiday season.

Thanks for listening!

Join our conversation…

We’d like to know what you think about the topics we discussed. Send
us feedback and we’ll include it in an upcoming episode of The Daddy
Dialogues. It’s easy:

• You can leave a comment on the blog.
• In the U.S., you can leave a voice message at (908) 344-5688.
• You can also record your own message and upload an audio file at our official website:http://TheDaddyDialogues.com/contact

This show is brought to you by…

Roland Reinhart is a veteran marketing and advertising professional. Learn about his interactive marketing services or enjoy more of his parenting advice and inspiration.

Vincent Green is a veteran Podcaster and provides professional podcast consulting services. You can also enjoy more of his opinions on family, marriage, technology and faith.

Thanks to…

The Daddy Dialogues theme music by 2006 Pl@stic Soul and courtesy of the PodShow Podsafe Music Network.

Blubrry Network

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Roland and Vinny talk about some belt-tightening measures around the house, and a few funny (and stomach churning) turkey issues.

[05:00] Belt tightening tips for these rocky financial times
[29:45] Listener feedback
[32:30] What’s on your iPod?
[37:35] Thanksgiving disasters and safety tips

Links Mentioned:

• Bankers Are Almost as Unloved as Prostitutes, Playboy Germany Reports
• Escape Pod
• Wait Wait… I know this!
• Turducken
• Turducken song #1
• Turducken song #2
• Deep-dried disaster
• Turkey drop
• Fryer fire

Best wishes to you and your families for a memorable Thanksgiving. Thanks for listening!

Join our conversation…

We’d like to know what you think about the topics we discussed. Send
us feedback and we’ll include it in an upcoming episode of The Daddy
Dialogues. It’s easy:

• You can leave a comment on the blog.
• In the U.S., you can leave a voice message at (908) 344-5688.
• You can also record your own message and upload an audio file at our official website:
  http://TheDaddyDialogues.com/contact

This show is brought to you by…

Vincent Green is a veteran Podcaster and provides professional podcast consulting services. You can also enjoy more of his opinions on family, marriage, technology and faith.

Roland Reinhart is a veteran marketing and advertising professional. Learn about his interactive marketing services or enjoy more of his parenting advice and inspiraction.

Thanks to…

The Daddy Dialogues theme music by 2006 Pl@stic Soul and courtesy of the PodShow Podsafe Music Network.

Blubrry Network

Copyright 2007-2008 The Daddy Dialogues. All rights reserved.

Vinny and Roland discuss backing up data using Apple’s Time Machine and Amazon S3, among other options. Also, can you believe it’s time for Halloween already? We talk about our annual Halloween traditions, lamest costumes and favorite horror films.

Start times:
[01:00] Backup strategies for Apple Mac owners
[11:30] Halloween discussion

Links mentioned:
Jungle Disk
Time Machine
SuperDuper
Amazon S3 – Simple Storage Service

Our Horror Movies Recommendations:
Tweens:
Abbot and Costello Meet the Mummy
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Abbot and Costello Meet the Monsters

Teens:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Man With Two Brains
Young Frankenstein
Ghost Busters
Little Shop of Horrors

Chick-Flick:
Scream
Gaslight
Shawn of the Dead
Halloween I & II
Dracula (1979)
Psycho (1960)
The Birds (1963)

Dad-Core:
28 Days Later / 28 Weeks Later
Resident Evil
Cube
The Grudge
Dead Alive
Final Destination
Alien
The Amityville Horror
The Omen
I Know What You Did Last Summer

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Copyright 2007-2008 The Daddy Dialogues. All rights reserved.

Could anything be more smug than a Prius Owner? Yes- a Mac user. Vinny and Roland catch up on their PC vs Mac problems. Then these two Toyota Prius owners are going head-to-head about their hybrid car ownership experiences. We’ll break down how a hybrid works, driving habits, and real-world fuel mileage results. If you’re curious about buying a hybrid car, you’ll definitely want to listen to this conversation.

Hybrid conversation starts at 21:00.

Thanks for listening!

Links Mentioned:

• WikiHow – tips for Prius owners
• South Park “Smug Alert” — Watch what happens when the fine citizens of South Park start driving hybrid cars.

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