Most of us have experienced being the broke student. Having to go to school, never having enough money, maybe working part-time to pay the bills. Many businesses and organizations now recognize how difficult this time of life can be and so have cut people who carry a valid student card some slack. Here are few [...]
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Year-Old Crackers, Anyone?
OK, just to make it clear, I’m not talking about baby red-necks in this post but actual crackers - the food.
And the story goes like this… My mom has always liked to shop, she wears nice clothes and even hired a personal stylist to help her get the best fitting things. She also loves to [...]
Fast and Easy - Naan Bread Pizza
Naan bread pizza. Personal sized pizzas that are affordable and easy to make and way better than ordering in!
Ingredients:
Naan Bread $3.18 for four
Pizza Sauce (can) $1.18
Ball of Mozzarella $5.56
Other toppings: We chose a green bell pepper and some mushrooms totaling around $4 but you can choose whatever toppings you want
Total cost for this whole recipe [...]
FOOD INC
If you haven’t seen the film “Food Inc” yet, I suggest you go and see it. It will outline the true cost of the foods you buy and consume on a daily basis. It has been said by the author of book entitled “The Value of Nothing” that a fast food burger actually costs $200 [...]
What I Really Wanted in Paris
A couple of years ago I spent 11 glorious days in Paris, France. It was a lucky break for me, a friend of mine who grew up there was having a birthday and decided that his big bash would be at his mom’s home. All I had to do was buy a plane [...]
A Bottle of Spaghetti Sauce
Last night my partner made dinner; spaghetti and meatballs. He used a bottle of Ragu Pasta sauce and added chopped green peppers, mushrooms and meatballs. But he also added water. It would have been an awesome meal except for the added water in the sauce. Instead of a lovely sauce that [...]
Is Fast Food More Affordable Than Healthy Food?
McDonald’s, Arby’s, Jack in The Box and other fast food joints have some good deals. $1.35 for a burger here, $6 for any four items on the menu there, super size your order for just 19 cents more… Definitely way easier on your wallet than eating a $12-15 salad at a sit down restaurant. Or [...]
Who Pays for Dinner?
So, you’re on a date with someone for the very first time. You got to a nice restaurant then the bill comes. Who pays for dinner?
Just curious what everyone’s thoughts are about this…
Does the man pay?
If it’s two women or men on a date, who pays?
Or should the one who asked the other out pay? [...]
Free Entertainment at the Casino?
Last night my boyfriend and I decided to go to the casino. We are not gambling folk, the most gambling we do is buy the occasional lottery ticket and play poker with our poker group with a $5 buy in and a $20 a night limit. We went to the casino because we wanted to [...]
The Price of Being Lazy
Recently we had a our regular once-a-month poker game at my partner’s best friend’s house. The poker group decided we wanted to have dinner together too and so it turned into a potluck event as well. I think potlucks are a great money-saving idea (see Potluck), but this night it didn’t turn out so economical [...]
