Posted in Food, Food Cupboard Creations, Frugally, Winter Prep, cheap, creating a pantry challenge, free, low-income, tightwad, tagged Food, soup, cost, meals, free, breakfast, snacks, salads, food cupboard, food stamps, main meals, loaves of bread on Saturday, September 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Yesterdays food cupboard visit went well. My nephew went with me and we were able to carry everything home on our walk back. We brought the canvas bags so as bot to be wasteful. This is what we received:
a vegetable platter: carrots, broccoli, celery and tomatoes with dip
a head of cabbage
a head of cauliflower
a container of [...]
Posted in Cleaning, Clothing, Food, Winter Prep, free, low-income, tightwad, tagged Food, freeze, IGA, winter, shampoo, maine, store, freezer, food cupboard, cleaning supplies, donate, grcoery, Orono, soaps, lotion on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 | No Comments »
First, let’s get the updates out of the way. Today, I walked one hour to fill out an application. Hopefully this goes well. I refuse to walk more than one hour to get to any job at all. If I get this job, then I get to walk there three days a week, stand on [...]
Posted in Food, Food Cupboard Creations, cheapskate, tightwad, tagged frugal, recipe, rice medley on Saturday, August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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Posted in Clothing, Goals: Save and Help, Reduce Reuse Recycle, cheap, cheapskate, free, tightwad, tagged frugal, jammies, pants, recycling, shorts, summer on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 | No Comments »
I wear stretch pants. They are not the most economical, but they are the most comfortable. I have to buy new pants every 5-6 months, because they wear out so fast (which is why they are not really economical). I refuse to wear jeans until I lose some weight. Stretch pants are more comfortable anyway.
I [...]
Posted in Food, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Winter Holidays, cheapskate, tightwad, tagged family, cheap, Christmas, holiday, candles, gifts, yard sales, spending, small gifts, friends, cheaply on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Okay, so it is a while before the holidays will be here. I know. But I am preparing for this now. Here are some of the things that I have done/will be doing:
1. I spoke to family and friends and told them that we would not be doing much - same as every other year.
2. We [...]
