Although I really wanted it, I did not purchase the Crest Complete Multi-Benefit Extra White + Scope Dual-Blast toothpaste, because I did not have a coupon. I am a professional Tightwad. For as long as I can remember, I have held tightly to the principle that whatever my heart desires comes at some cost to my parents. Therefore, I try to save whenever I can. Although my family pokes fun at me for being so frugal, I believe these habits have...

“Register to vote! Register to vote! Register to vote!” I exclaim in my native Taishanese, then Cantonese, and hesitantly in clumsy Mandarin. I pause, clutching my clipboard, stretching my neck past the vibrant scarves next door to see the oncoming Chinatown traffic. I step towards an elderly man smilingly, but he gives me a disinterested glance and turns away before I can speak. People stream past me like water, eager to retain the flow in their day, perhaps irked by...