If your family is anything like mine, it’s easy to lose track of how much money you spend on food. While most of us don’t spend grossly excessive amounts of money on eating out or other culinary delights, the cost of food is one of the most easily overlooked costs when ...
Category Archives: Frugality
The Power of Asking
Discount on internet bill One year ago, when I moved into the basement suite I currently reside in, I had to decide on an internet provider. We have two main providers in our area, and while I wanted to keep service from my former provider, the cable company ...
How to Keep Children Entertained On a Budget
Today’s kids have microscopic attention spans. They bounce from one thing to the next in the blink of an eye, but they act like one hundred years have passed. Before you know it you are bombarded with the ultra annoying and much dreaded, “I’m bored!” Here are a few ideas to keep your ...
Money, Happiness and Experiences
We should all know by now that money can't buy you happiness. Well, maybe that was because they were just spending the money wrong. The New York Times has a lengthy article that basically boils down to this: if you spend your money on experiences, you'll be happier than if you ...
Saving Money At A Farmers Market
My wife is a vegetarian, I am not. I was raised on meat and potatoes, or any variation thereof. So when we got married and we actually filled our crispers... well, I was a little shocked. Even more than that, I was surprised at just how much "some produce" cost. It wasn't that ...
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