Crazy or Brilliant: Handbag Renting

I'm going to need your opinion on this. Bag renting has always intrigued me. So when  stumbled across this article on Yahoo titled "10 Things You Should Rent Instead of Buy" I had a feeling handbags would be on the list, and they sure were, in the number three spot no less.

Call me old fashion but I don't really like to give something like a dress or a handbag back once I've paid for it. We've all heard of Bag Borrow or Steal. Its a genius business plan and as part of the nouveau frugal I love the idea of saving money on things items that are for the most part out of my league, but beyond that I don't think you would ever catch me renting a bag. . While I would love to be spotted about town with my Chanel bag in tow lets be real here for just one minute. If you are willing to spend $225/month to rent a designer bag (that's $2700/year for repeat offender, btw), don't you think you should just find one bag you love and invest in it? Wouldn't you feel better knowing that the beautiful bag slung over your shoulder is 100%  yours and doesn't come with a monthly payment. I couldn't even imagine what SSF would say about that! Imagine his surprise seeing "bag rental" in between BG&E and Sallie Mae.

On the other hand, renting gives you the ability to change your mind without the risk of buying into a bag that you don't use as often as you thought you would. It also gives access to bags that I couldn't afford in my wildest dreams (ahem, this one)

I still think SSF would kill me though.

 What's your take?

Crazy or Brilliant: Foraging for your Dinner

That's right, I'm bringing back the crazy-brilliant scale, this time it's for the next big movement in food: foraging for "wild" greens. Yes, I do mean picking stuff up on the ground and eating it. I first heard about this movement from a short story on NPR that involved a journalist and Sam Thayer, an urban forager trolling the streets of D.C for a bite to eat. At first I thought this had to be a joke, but turns out there are entire websites dedicated to teaching people the art of foraging and detailed information as to what "weeds" are edible.

Now that this is officially legitimate, it's time to decide. Crazy or Brilliant.



Brilliant:
1. Free food! Forget extreme couponing, the is 100% free food, and healthy food no less. Free food=saving money.
2. No waiting. If you are hungry just head outside and find yourself some chickweed, prickly lettuce, or even a dandelion.
3. If organics are your thing, this is a close to pure as you will ever get.

Crazy:
1. You're picking "greens" off the street and eating them.
2. How do you know a dog has never, ever, peed there.
3. Back to that part where you are eating food off the street....

I'm sorry Sam and you other foragers out there (ahem, "Wildman") no offense, but my vote is for crazy, that sort of thing is just not in my blood.
What do you guys think?