What, has EVERYONE discovered the library now?

I’ve been using the library to save money, but recently all the books I want have been out! Even if there are 27 copies, someone has checked out them all!
So does that mean everyone has the same brilliant money-saving ideas as I do?

Running a marathon is expensive

Last February, I quit the gym in order to save money, and started running instead. But I haven’t saved any money; in fact, I’ve spent more. I used to spend $86 a month on my gym membership, but my insurance and my employer both reimbursed me for part of that expense; all in all, I [...]

Why Michael Pollan is wrong about the Food Network

Is the Food Network to blame for the decline in home cooking? Michael Pollan thinks so, and he shared his thoughts in a story in last week’s New York Times magazine. Shows like “The Next Food Network Star” and “Iron Chef,” he says, turn cooking into a sport, while hosts like Rachael Ray encourage cooks to [...]

A cheap(ish) summer picnic (including a GREAT recipe for sesame soba noodles)

Our apartment is so dark, I once was awake for an hour before I realized it was pouring rain outside. It also gets really hot in the summer if we put more than six people inside it. (And yes, we do have air conditioning.) That created a problem for me this year, because my birthday [...]