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The basic idea of not buying water that has been transported in bottles has already floated by, in this post about frozen juice concentrate. But […]
Doug's Methods of Saving Money
The basic idea of not buying water that has been transported in bottles has already floated by, in this post about frozen juice concentrate. But […]
Save water and save money. I’ve seen people showering, applying their soap, body wash, or shower gel while the water is running and rinsing the […]
I don’t get gift cards — both literally (I don’t buy them) and figuratively (I don’t understand why people do buy them). There are two types […]
If you like sending cards for special occasions, you can save money by buying a boxed assortment of cards before you need them. Then, when […]
Turn the screen off. Really. When you know you’re going to be away from your computer for more than a few minutes, turn the screen […]
Over the last couple years I’ve rolled home 2 or 3 lawnmowers whose owners placed them on the curb on trash-day eve. Upon finding no […]
I don’t believe the “disadvantages” of plugging a keyboard into the back of the computer and seeing the cord on the desktop (the real desktop, not […]
Assuming you already have a stove …why would you buy an electric waffle maker? Most of the cost of an electric waffle maker is the electrical […]
Bags of salad. I hate ’em. Years ago I heard of a new peanut-butter product. It was peanut butter packaged like individually-wrapped cheese “singles” that […]
Tortillas and tortilla chips both get stale, but they get stale in different ways. Chips get stale by absorbing moisture from the air. To make […]
A juice-drinking habit is much more affordable if you buy concentrate. Much of the cost of foods and beverages is transportation. If the folks at […]
I’ve always been interested in devices, gadgets, machines, and tools. Especially those of a scientific nature. I don’t know when I first learned about glass […]
“I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough,” said Diogenes. I say I admire Diogenes’s effort to simplify his […]
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen [pounds] nineteen [shillings] and six [pence], result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and […]