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Sometimes after a long day at work you just want a cheap, quick, easy, and light supper. This is a perfect dish for one of those times. The measurements for the ingredients are really an individual taste. You can use less onion or more olives. You may not like the American cheese in it. Quick & Easy Pasta Salad 1 box of Tri-Pasta 1 … [Read more...]
Just got this in an email and wanted to share it -- Restaurant.com is having a sale until 7/13/09 -- Save 70% off of $25 Gift Certificates when you use code SEVENTY.Pay $3 thru 7/13/09 only at Restaurant.com. Around my house I'm thinking it might be the time to start thinking X-mas presents. … [Read more...]
Most of us are tired when we come home from a long day at work. We don't always feel like cooking and often order in. This can totally blow our weekly household budget out the window. There is a way to have a home cooked meal ready and waiting for you when you walk through the door at the end of the day -- crockpot cooking. Just think -- … [Read more...]
The key to financial freedom is living on a budget. By creating a budget and sticking to it, you can find extra money that you did not realize that you have. The budgeting process can be an uncomfortable and unsettling experience. In the 4 D’s – How to Become a Successful Budgeteer, I talk about the four “D’s” that are … [Read more...]
For tonight's Frugal Pantry Tuesday, I'm going to do something different and ask the question -- What is the worst leftover meal that you have ever made? The worst leftover meal I ever made was made out of some ground sirloin. I was going to make a "Cowboy Stew" and when I looked in the pantry I didn't have any kidney beans. I did have some … [Read more...]
Gardening can help reduce your grocery bill by reducing the amount of produce that you purchase each week. Fresh vegetables are great. This is an old, old tip but if you raise enough veggies, you can "can" them or freeze them. This helps to reduce your grocery bill throughout the year not just when the veggies are fresh. We are going … [Read more...]
It's time to readjust the budget. Actually it's time to get a budget on a computer spreadsheet instead of the notebook that we are using. We have to become more dedicated to tracking each dollar that we spend. Some ways that we have decided that we can save money are: 1. Save money on gas by taking my lunch to work instead of eating out … [Read more...]
Have you ever put in a load of laundry with socks in it to wash only to find that when you pull the clean laundry out of the dryer that you now have missing socks? If you are like me, you just thrown them in the drawer and hope the mate reappears some time. Most of the time the mate never is found, so now you have a drawer full of mismatched … [Read more...]
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