Twitter: deliciousnatureI’m a bad blogger. I totally forgot to list my purchases for this week – the last in my $15o challenge since I’m leaving next week. But I’ll assure you, I used every last penny.
And you know what? I even have tons of food leftover. I bet I could have spend even less if I [...]
Ramit’s Tip Number 4 for the savings challenge? Engage your friends. Luckily, I have my dad, who loves to cook, reads the blog, and was interested in trying his hand at some thrifty ideas too. Here, he’s made some tasty but affordable pumpkin muffins. Think how much you spend on just 1 Starbucks muffin [...]
It doesn’t get much easier or cheaper than beans. I bought these canned kidney beans for about $.99 at Trader Joes and REALLY spiced them up here, transforming them to an almost complete meal on their own.
Feeling even thriftier? Go with dry beans and cook them ahead of time. I found some chickpease at [...]
Eggs are a healthy and affordable source of protein. And so for dinner tonight a fritatta seemed like a reasonable choice. And yet, I couldn’t help but think that it was going to be a boring one.
After all, eggs and cheese is something that you could have every day. Granted, they usually turn into a [...]
Scary, but true. A week of this challenge has already passed. Which meant that it was time for me to get back to the store and get my new (if somewhat smaller than usual) bounty.
This week, I did something new. I actually looked at the market ads! Yes, those adds that usually are quickly transferred [...]
