…as I’ve been in mourning for my investment savings, and therefore a future of retirement meals of cat food and peanut butter, for quite a while now. Each time the market does another dizzying drop, the grieving process starts all over again.
My fiancee and I have become even more frugal (with what’s left going into [...]
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11/22/2008
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breakfast, frugality, shopping strategy
No CommentsI was struck by the photo of my favorite public TV chef, Jacques Pepin, @Giant. I’m even more impressed that he made a five-course meal for six for $24. And the recipes sound delicious!
cubegourmet11/10/2008randomfrugality, shoppingNo CommentsYou may know that the UK has it just as bad, if not worse, than the US where the economy is concerned. In response a cookbook originally issued in the 70s, Frugal Food, will be re-released. What so funny about it? The cover price is £18, or about $35. I think I’ll get it [...]
cubegourmet09/16/2008randomfrugalityNo CommentsI read this article in Consumerist about a coupon queen’s quest to not let food inflation bother her. While this is certainly a noble quest, and I certainly hope that she does her coupon shopping during weekdays when shops are filled with people like me w/day jobs, I still think coupons suck. Here’s why:
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cubegourmet05/18/2008shoppingcoupons, frugality, rantNo CommentsLately I’ve been watching as the value of the Euro soars against the dollar as the interest rate on my savings account got slashed in half. Trust me, I’m pissed. I get even more pissed when I see the ads for big screen TV’s that say “spend your tax refund/future rebate here”. Spend what you [...]
