Iowajes, I have the same issue with my car. It's a Honda, and I've been driving it about 8,000 miles per year. The dealer said it was fine to do the oil changes every 5,000 miles so I do less than 2x/year; I doubt they'd count it by time between changes for warranty purposes, but I've read that at least 1x/year is a good idea.
By the time we get around to thinking about going out to a restaurant, all of the restaurant coupons we've clipped and stuck to the fridge have expired.
Tried to splurge on a nice bottle of Pinot Noir... and don't find it any better than Bota boxed wine, but do resent that it's like $3/glass instead of $1.