frugality

09.28.07

How to Feed Yourself Like an Adult 11 things in the kitchen sink, domestic science, eleven things, frugality, gadgets, life hacking, recipes | (2)
One of the great maxims of frugality is "eat in". Carefully shop, cook your own food, and watch the savings mount! It's amazing what you won't spend if you quit buying takeout! And healthy! Yarr! True, true and true. Unfortunately, much like the other breathless basics all the frugality and personal finance bloggers love to beat to death, there's a whole lot of suggestion and not much explanation. If you already know your way around a kitchen, you're good to go, but what about those folks whose culinary talents don't reach beyond making coffee and microwave popcorn? Cooking isn't that difficult, really. ...
09.03.07

Happy Labor Day! frugality, goals, goat-free intentions, personal finance, wealth | (2)
I was totally going to put up Part Three of the Ubuntu series today, but then it occurred to me -- Labor Day was created as a day of rest and appreciation for the union members and tradesmen that built this nation and made it great. You could say that this day of fun and sloth is supposed to make up for the relentless, boring, crushing labor you're forced to endure the rest of the year, and you'd be right. Today is about relaxing and having a good freaking time. In that spirit, I figured I'd kill two birds with ...
08.31.07

11 Things Buffy Taught Me About Frugality And Simplicity 11 things in the kitchen sink, eleven things, frugality, goals, goat-free simplicity, humor, livejournal, simplicity | (10)
Following up the smashing success of last week's 11 Things post, I thought I'd bring you another goofy pop culture reference. As you probably already know, Buffy the Vampire Slayer practically defined pop culture while it was on, and has indelibly marked our social landscape and language. But what can a blond college dropout with superpowers teach us about frugality and simplicity? From southern Florida we go to southern California just in time for... well, you know. 1. Question the dominant paradigm. Sunnydale was a lovely suburban town in southern California (with the unfortunate luck of being positioned right over a ...
08.24.07

Thank You For Being A Friend eleven things, frugality, lifestyle, simplicity | (2)
Every Friday is 11 Things day at Living Behind the Curve. I was sitting here, staring at a blank screen a couple of hours ago. The inevitable finally happened: I couldn't think of a damn thing to write. Dani was going up to bed, and I told her as much. She responded by turning to the DVD collection, because she is brilliant. "Why not mine lessons from your favorite shows?" So, of course, I hop on line and see if my dear friend Kate had any ideas. Because Kate is a TV junky and also brilliant, she had a whole bunch ...
08.21.07

Running Ubuntu, Part One frugality, kitchen sink, software, technology | (3)
Sara, at ParentingToddlers.net, encouraged me to do this, so blame her for what follows. Frugality comes in some funny packages sometimes. It was said by someone smart that, if you want to use an alternative to windows, you can either spend money and get a Mac, or you can spend time and use Linux. As far as I can tell, this is a hopelessly true statement. Since I have far more time than money, I've made the switch over to using Linux to run my computers instead of Windows. Linux is is the basis for a variety of computer operating systems. It's ...

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