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Last summer my husband and I ate grilled chicken just about every night for dinner. This year I’m venturing into new territories, trying new dishes and experimenting with different flavors. I’ve become extremely interested in cooking and I truly enjoy spending time in the kitchen with my husband. I think it’s fair to say that … Read more
A list of my favorite links from the past few weeks: 20 Tips to Waste Less Food 20 Ways to Simplify Your Work Life A Beautiful Method to Find Peace of Mind Lower Your Expectations, Increase Your Happiness — This link goes hand in hand with the link above. Be Still Toxic Friends and How … Read more
According to my Ebates account summary I signed up for membership back in 2001. Honestly, I don’t remember signing up that long ago, but I do remember using the site heavily starting in the spring of 2003. In the beginning I often forgot to shop through the Ebates and kicked myself on more than one … Read more
On Wednesday I came home from work unbelievably hungry. I planned to make steak quesadillas for dinner that night and I spent the better half of the afternoon dreaming about the smells and tastes of that scrumptious meal. I thought I planned everything well in advance and I was sure dinner would turn out perfectly … Read more
In January a friend of my husband’s asked his employer, (a very small company with less than ten employees), to increase his personal 401(k) contribution from 5% to 10%. Now the friend assumed that the employer made the change and went about his business for the next six months. In fact, he assumed everything was … Read more
Here we go again… Another birthday is just around the corner and I am at a loss for gift ideas. Every year my family asks for a list of things I most need and want and every year it gets harder and harder to put a pen to paper. It seems I have just about … Read more
Some weeks I just seem to spend more money than others and this week was certainly pricey. I decided to visit my acupuncturist on Tuesday after a year and a half hiatus. Thankfully my pain is tolerable on most days and my overall health is the best it’s been in the last three years, but … Read more
Yesterday I stopped by the organic grocery store, (that my husband swears smells like dirt), and picked up a small box of herbal tea. I’m not a tea connoisseur so I can’t tell you whether I made the best choice for my dollar or whether I would’ve liked another flavor better. What I can tell … Read more
Maybe I’m failing to get the message. Maybe I’m just not listening closely enough. Maybe I’m just unlucky? Between hardware failures, Vonage problems and incompetency from Comcast tech support I’ve been booted from the tubes at least four times in the last thirty days. During my most recent Internet outage I wasted nearly $90 and … Read more
Do you think that high-income families clip coupons more or less than those on the lower-end of the spectrum? I don’t know the answer to this, but I was surprised when a friend of the family told my mom she would never considering clipping coupons. When my mom asked why she simply answered, “We don’t … Read more