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Updated Shopping List

By Jonathan, on March 18th, 2006%

I’ve gotten some good feedback about my original post about Saving time at the supermarket with a shopping list. I spent some time revising the shopping list to help in a few ways:

1) Now I have the week’s menu on the list itself. Before I would write the menu on a sticky, but now . . . → Read More: Updated Shopping List

Saving time at the supermarket with a shopping list

By Jonathan, on March 6th, 2006%

I created a shopping list that saves me a tremendous amount of time when shopping. It’s organized by store, and by aisle in the store.

At home when I use something up, or will need something in a recipe, I write it down in the aisle where it will be found. Then, when at the . . . → Read More: Saving time at the supermarket with a shopping list

Frugal vs. Cheapskate

By Jonathan, on January 6th, 2006%

Ok, I’m the first to admit that I’m a frugal person, and that I consider this to be a virtue. But sometimes I go too far and become a cheapskate. Being a cheapskate is not Worthwhile Living. Here’s an illustrative story:

Last summer we went to Water World, a water-oriented theme park, with lots of . . . → Read More: Frugal vs. Cheapskate