eye openingIf you’ve been tuning out the financial press lately, well, who can blame you?

You may have missed some good stuff at CNNMoney this week, however. Here are a few chitchat worthy stories for the water cooler or happy hour. Heck, chat about them here with your fellow queers.

22 Days of falling gas prices: My first reaction was, “Nice. But what about the environment?” Imagine the can of worms you’d open by admitting that you honestly don’t care about high gas prices. There, I admitted it.

Wi-fi coming to airlines within the year: Delta, American, Virgin and Southwest are testing out systems that will be offered at a fee, of course. How soon before airlines implement a surcharge for cabin pressure while they’re at it?

Sign of the times – a guide to buying a foreclosed home: One tip in this article has violent encounter written all over it.

Armed with prospects, buyers should go scouting. If they see homes they like, they should contact the owners to see if they want to sell.

“You call them or knock on their doors and say, ‘I know you’re having a problem and I think I can help you,’ “said Alexis McGee, co-founder of Foreclosures.com.

Other tantalizing bites on the web not necessarily related to news but too cool to pass up sharing:

Photo essay of family food expenditures around the world [via Time]: See what families around the world eat and how much they spend per week. Guess who pays $1.23? And how about $500 per week?

Make fresh cut flowers live longer [via Lifehacker]: Mix a solution that calls for a teaspoon of bleach? I poked around online, and it seems like this a common practice.

Credit cards and rental car insurance policies [via Consumerist]: Chart breaks down American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa’s coverage limits and what vehicles they exclude. Very handy resource.