One could argue that Mr. Ebershoff wanted to avoid any of the cheap situation-comedy possibilities that Einar-Lili would present.
In 1974, shortly after he was named head of the energy administration, Dr. Seamans told The New York Times, "We are never again going to have a cheap-energy situation, and we have got to use every string in our bow if we are going to maintain the lifestyle of this country".
Theoretically, this latter conclusion makes some sense for an underwater homeowner since the upside of moving (by defaulting and getting into a cheaper housing situation) grows relative to the downside (taking a credit hit because of foreclosure) as the level of negative equity grows.
Even if you follow all of the above suggestions for getting cheaper flights, situations sometimes arise that require getting a flight within a few days or a week before departure.
You must have your wits about you at all times, and have back-up plans for the times when your free or cheap-as situations don't turn out.
To say that this was done on the cheap understates the situation considerably.
Even when protection tools such as tariffs introduce an inefficient delay in the relocation of resources between economic activities, they are cheaper than subsidies, situation extremely important for underdeveloped countries where public budget constraints are the rule (Aubert et al. 2011, p. 75).
Come up with amusing metaphors for how dreadful, tiring, cheap, etc., the date situation is turning out to be (focus on finding the humor in the situation, rather than at the expense of your fellow human being).
"It's inevitable that countries that earn their money through relatively cheap labor, as their situation improves and the labor costs go up, they just have to move up on the technology scale".
This night at The Roadhouse aims to redress the situation, with cheap drinks and guest DJs Bolts and Fly Dee joining the young residents to offer a similar musical smorgasbord.
What polyester is to clothing "love" is to conversation: a cheap trick for any situation.
