One Month Of Food Waste
Inspired by the news that Americans waste 40% of their food, from August 22 to September 22, 2012, I wrote down all my food waste. To do this, I simply …
Money
How to save money, frugality
Polite Ways To Reduce The Gift Treadmill
I’ve been reading posts on blogs about how to avoid giving Christmas gifts this year. Every time I read one these posts, I wonder how these bloggers are perceived by …
How To Set A Food and Entertainment Budget
A question that came up on the post on carrying your food and entertainment budget in cash is, how do you determine your food and entertainment budget in the first …
10 Ways To Cut Your Food Bill
The other day, Mr. Savvy took a rare trip to a fast food restaurant. It cost him $2.17 to eat lunch. I had to admit, that’s a hard price to …
Buying Bulk Canned Foods at Costco
The Frugal Find has a great post on saving money by buying bulk canned foods at Costco. I do this too, and can vouch for the savings. The idea is …
Coin Jar Calculator
Sooner or later, the Internet comes up with a solution for everything. Enter Coin Jar Calculator, a website that estimates how much the money in your coin jar is worth. …
Reducing Food Waste Round-Up
I’ve talked about reducing food waste quite a bit on this blog, but it looks like the issue is getting worse. A new study says that Americans waste 40%–almost half!–of …
Make Your Own Laundry Soap
Since posting about turning a bar of soap into liquid hand soap, a lot of people have asked me about making your own laundry soap. I have never tried this …
Save Money Update: Fossil Purse and JLab Headphones
Making companies replace things that malfunction feels like a full-time job around here. I’ll kept it up, though. As you remember, my new year’s resolution was to Save Money By …
Penny Pinching Tip: The Best Way To Keep Salad Greens Fresh
The Kitchn tested three ways to store salad greens to see which method kept them fresh the longest. They tried putting them in a puffed up bag, wrapping them in …
Penny Pinching Tip: Wash Your Laundry In Cold Water
It turns out that 60% of Americans still wash their laundry in warm water. According to this article, an easy way to save $60 a year is simply to change …