What’s the Mission?
I’m getting really tired of reading articles about how to save money, tighten your belt, etc., because of the recession. Every article pretends to have new, useful information for you, and every one has the same tired old shit that I’ve been doing for years (or at least they’re ideas that I considered and discarded [...]
I’m still sick. I keep having these violent sneezes that sap all my energy. I’ve still got something for you to read, though, courtesy of the Willamette Week. If you watch Live @ 7 on KGW in Portland, you might have seen some of these items, but there’s much more! Willamette Week has a whole [...]
January 17th to 24th is National Thrift Week, which actually became defunct in 1967. There’s a campaign on to bring it back, though. J.D. Roth explained a bit more about it over at Get Rich Slowly. “they saw it not as a way to encourage miserly behavior, but instead to cultivate responsible consumerism and [...]
My kids have plenty of stuff. We could stand to get rid of a good portion of the stuff, in fact. But what did I just buy for them? Yep. More stuff.
Why didn’t I make a better choice? It’s about the money. I’d rather give them something like good arts and crafts supplies or dance [...]
My friend C. Jeanne Heida recently wrote an article for Associated Content about “Shopping Your Pantry For Grocery Savings.” That’s excellent advice. Jeanne suggests stocking up on staple items (anything from whole fryer chickens to oatmeal) when they’re on sale, and then storing them for later, freezing as necessary. Then, plan meals [...]
