Electricity- Need or Want?
I was all revved up to write a post for this week’s Needs vs Wants when my computer shut off. Everything simply stopped and there was an eerie silence in my home. We had a blackout, not because of a storm or anything of that sort, but simply because of overuse. At 86 degrees at […]
Tips for Recovering Spendthrifts
I’ll let you in on a little secret. I like spending money. I’ve even gone recreational shopping more than once. While I may never have spent enough in one go to have earned the title of true blue spendthrift, there definitely were times where we were bringing in ample cash, but still hard a hard […]
Tips for Recovering Spendthrifts
I’ll let you in on a little secret. I like spending money. I’ve even gone recreational shopping more than once. While I may never have spent enough in one go to have earned the title of true blue spendthrift, there definitely were times where we were bringing in ample cash, but still hard a hard […]
Eating Food Scraps
-or “Things You Never Knew You Could Eat” I actively try to reduce the amount of trash my family produces. Environmental reasons is a plus, but the main reason I try to minimize my family’s garbage output is simply because once something goes into the trash, you’ve decided that that item has no more benefit to […]
Eating Food Scraps
-or “Things You Never Knew You Could Eat” I actively try to reduce the amount of trash my family produces. Environmental reasons is a plus, but the main reason I try to minimize my family’s garbage output is simply because once something goes into the trash, you’ve decided that that item has no more benefit to […]
Menu for July 4-10
Having done my bi-weekly grocery shopping last week, I’ve already used up a decent chunk of our quicker spoiling produce, leaving me with the longer lasting veggies on which to base this week’s menu. Hope you enjoy our delicious yet different menu. Happy Independence day to all my US readers, and I hope you’re remembering […]
Menu for July 4-10
Having done my bi-weekly grocery shopping last week, I’ve already used up a decent chunk of our quicker spoiling produce, leaving me with the longer lasting veggies on which to base this week’s menu. Hope you enjoy our delicious yet different menu. Happy Independence day to all my US readers, and I hope you’re remembering […]
Keeping Laptops Cool
Our laptop repeatedly was overheating, especially in the summer. We thought the fan had died. We had no money to pay a repair person to replace our fan. We tried to find an alternative to keep our laptop cool. We blew a fan on it constantly during summer months. Our electric bill went up. Now […]
Keeping Laptops Cool
Our laptop repeatedly was overheating, especially in the summer. We thought the fan had died. We had no money to pay a repair person to replace our fan. We tried to find an alternative to keep our laptop cool. We blew a fan on it constantly during summer months. Our electric bill went up. Now […]
Ask Penny
I’ve officially broken my anonymity. Sort of. Yes, that’s me, in the flesh. (Or pixels, anyhow.) I’ve decided to add a new feature by request of some of the readers. An “Ask Penny” tab at the top of the page. Anything you were wondering about, whether a financial, cooking, or family related question, intellectual, philosophical […]
