My Frugal Trip to Vienna, Days 4 and 5!
One of the things I’ve had to internalize on previous trips of mine, some taken when I was dealing with the depths of my depression, was that as much as I enjoy trips, as much as I love traveling, and as excited as travel makes me, I can’t expect my trips to get rid of […]
My Frugal Trip To Vienna, Days 2 and 3!
I have been in Vienna already 3 days, and its been a great trip so far. First off, I have to say that this is my first time staying in a hostel, and I’m sad that this is only my first time, because I feel like I missed out on so many fun things I […]
How to Help Your Child Learn on a Budget
If you want to help your children learn better, but you don’t want to lay out a lot of money, here’s some frugal ideas sent to me by a reader. According to readingeducation.org, “Teaching your child how to learn doesn’t have to be expensive. While you may be tempted to fork out for extra-curricular lessons, […]
Dim Sum Cantonese Turnip Cakes Recipe, Lo Bak Go, Gluten Free, Vegan, Frugal
The other day, when I was given a bunch of free broccoli, I was also given a bunch of free daikon radishes. There were so many being given, but people didn’t want them, because they thought it was just this strange radish, so I told them that it was a special Asian radish, and it […]
Steaming Food Without a Steamer — Easy Kitchen Hack
I have a few different Asian recipes that I wanted to make, all which required a steamer. But though I have a collapsible vegetable steamer that can go in any of my pots, that wasn’t going to work for these recipes. Examples of these are many dim sum, including steamed dumplings, steamed pork buns, pot […]
Should You Use Free VPNs or Not?
VPN’s stand for Virtual Private Network and its what people use if they want to block where they’re using the internet, for a variety of reasons, but the most common, at least among my friends, is to be able to change their location to have access to websites and services that are location specific and […]
Frugal Accomplishments These Past Two Weeks
I’m sitting here, Saturday, trying to remember what frugal things I did this past week (and I realized I didn’t even share one of these last week!!), so I can share with you, and I’m not remembering it most of it. I’m feeling like this was a very unfrugal week, but as I’m sitting here […]
No Time For The Gym? Do Workouts As You Do House Chores!
Exercise is important, but I’ll admit that finding the time is a challenge for me. Here’s some ideas from a contributor on how to add exercise into your daily routine. The human body needs some exercise so that it can be kept healthy and strong. However, not everyone has the time or money to go […]
Day 8, Last Day of our Family Vacation — Our Day in a Resort Town
On Monday we flew back from Bulgaria, to an airport relatively far from my house and quite near a resort town. I had never been to this resort town before, other than once in the middle of the night on the way to the airport on my way to Belgium. It’s a decently long way […]
Snow Fun in Bansko, Bulgaria- Day 3, Part 2
I mentioned the other day about how we traveled 2 hours by car to reach Bansko, the town at the foot of Todorka Peak in the Pirin Mountains, and the skiing we arranged and planned. But after such a long drive, we weren’t going to turn around and go back once we did that, especially […]
