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Free Credit Reports
Even though the law requires it, there are some unscrupulous companies out there that mislead you into thinking you need to know your credit SCORE, which certainly has it’s place, but it’s not necessary when you’re just doing an annual checkup on your credit report to check for accuracy. They will also try to sell…
Read MoreShelf Life of Food
Knowing the shelf life of the food in your stockpile is handy. I’ve already shared this site where you can check the shelf life of foods before, but it bears repeating, because it’s just SO darned handy. Still Tasty: Your ultimate shelf life guide Today’s post by StillTasty was about peanut butter. They confirmed what…
Read MoreShelf Life of Food in Your Stock Pile
I just found a link to a nifty site where you can look up the shelf life of of the food in your stockpile, as well as just about anything you can think of: StillTasty.com I ran through the search for a handful of items, coolio! I haven’t trusted the shelf life dates on food…
Read MoreSaving money in the garden
If you’re like me, your tomato plants are getting big and gangly. To save money, instead of twine or specialty items from the garden store
Read More25 Tips for Saving Money at the Grocery Store
Make a list. My preference is to make a list, shopping for 1 or 2 weeks worth of meals at a time. I order the list loosely by the departments in the store (produce, meat, dairy, baking, etc.). Unless I happen upon an incredible deal on an item we need, I do not buy anything…
Read MoreHow to Save Money and Time on Shipping this Holiday Season (and throughout the year!)
With the holidays rapidly approaching you should already be giving thought to which gifts will need to be shipped. If done carelessly, shipping costs can end up higher than the cost of the item being shipped. For budget-conscious gift givers, there are really only two carrier choices: the US Postal Service (USPS) and United Parcel…
Read MoreHow much meat does a turkey yield?
The question of the ages, isn’t it? Okay, maybe not. But I’d wondered in the past, so when I cooked up a turkey I bought at an after-the-holidays sale (49ยข a pound), I decided to find out. My bird (a very large hen) weighed in frozen at 21.67 lbs. I cooked this just for the…
Read MoreSaving even more money by using multiple coupons
If someone would have told me a year ago that I would eagerly collect 5 or 10 (or more) of ANY coupon, I would have thought they’d lost their marbles. I just didn’t understand … yet. I’d never experienced the rush we get when we pay only pennies or even NOTHING for something that usually…
Read MoreA Cook’s Books – fab recipe software for Mac users
I actually came upstairs to print a dog food recipe and got sidetracked by some emails. I decided to post a video showing my technique for importing recipes from the web into this great software. Here it is: acbk-import-demo You can purchase this software directly from the developer at: http://www.3caam.com/index.html
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