We went over to a friend’s house today to watch the Patriot’s game, and of course, we wanted to bring something. But they said they didn’t need any beer or food. So we hit upon a brilliant idea. We brought them:
A box of gallon-size ziploc bags
A box of trash bags
Tin foil
After all, everyone runs out [...]
To write my recent post on 26 Ways To Save Money, I asked friends to send in their tips. These come courtesy of my friend Laura.
Get a boyfriend and never go out again.
Drink things that come in cans.
Vote McCain and wait for my tax return.
Replace weekend jet skiing outings with weekend tea and blogging.
Move out [...]
Saving to Invest included me in this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance, and I noticed another great post, “What if saving was stupid?” It makes a powerful argument for investing in real estate instead of keeping money in the stock market or in a savings account. The author’s in-laws, who lived in the Soviet Union, saved [...]
We wanted to exchange gifts with a couple close friends this year, even though we generally give gifts only to family. They have been knitting a lot lately, and we had a hunch they were knitting us presents, so we decided to give them something homemade as well: a giant jar of chicken soup, a not-quite-as-giant jar [...]
1. Make it a Hanukah party. All you need are latkes and matzo ball soup. We just bought most of the ingredients for the Hanukah brunch we’re having on Sunday, and we barely paid more than we usually pay for groceries. The secret: 15 pounds of potatoes. Here’s a Wolfgang Puck latke recipe — personally, [...]
