Slate recently featured a cost effectiveness study on homemade pantry staples. (Thanks to Tracy for sending me the link!) Take a look at what the author discovered when she analyzed the cost effectiveness of homemade bagels, cream cheese, yogurt, jam, crackers and granola against store bought.
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I’m not talking about us. Goodness no! Having spent most of my life WITHOUT cable, I’m not ready to make the switch back. Not yet anyway. ABC News recently had an interesting article titled Cancel Your Cable and Still Watch Great TV. The article describes how one family uses the Internet, an antenna and a [...] When we’re too busy or too tired to cook we usually drop by our neighborhood Subway. The food is economically priced and relatively healthy. Another great perk is my Subway Rewards Card. After so many sandwiches we get a free one. I love it! Sadly, everything comes to an end. We recently discovered that Subway [...] Ever since my mystery skin ailment of 2007 I’ve been concerned about bed bugs. In my research I discovered that the little critters are almost impossible to get rid of. One exterminator I spoke with said it would be easier to move and buy all new things. She wasn’t joking. My skin problem was NOT [...] For those of you who participate in Black Friday, the shopping extravaganza that is the Friday after Thanksgiving, I’ve got a great resource for you. My Dollar Plan has posted a great list of Black Friday Shopping Resources. While I don’t enjoy the crowds on Black Friday I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for [...] Last week when I put away the groceries from our latest Costco trip I noticed the cheese block was slightly smaller than the block we’d purchased at Sam’s Club. The block from Costco was two pounds. The block from Sam’s Club was two and a half pounds. In our experience the same product in the [...] This summer we decided to add a little pizazz to our front yard. We used a stone pedestal that was in the backyard when we bought the house. I found a large rock under one of our rhododendron bushes that was perfect for this project. To that we added a few lavender plants and a [...] Things are still a bit frenzied here. As a result of that we decided to buy store-bought cereal instead of making granola. I can feel your shock and surprise as you read this. We tried to be health conscious so we bought Cheerios. Now don’t get me wrong. I like Cheerios just fine. The problem [...] |
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