5 Free Paths to Continuing Education
Do you have a thirst for knowledge? A passion for learning? Or maybe you’re just hoping to develop your skill set to make yourself more marketable? We all have our reasons for wanting to go back to...
View ArticleCutting the Cord: Alternatives to Cable
There has been a lot of talk in recent years about cutting the cord, or ditching traditional cable and satellite TV in favor of free or low-cost internet streaming. There are currently over five...
View ArticleThe Poor Man’s Guide to the XRIJF (2013)
Rochester, NY is the city of festivals… and the mother of them all is the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Fest (XRIFJ). This year’s festival will take place from June 21st through June 29th, with...
View ArticleHow to Save Money Without Really Trying
Want to save money on everyday items and services? It may be easier than you think! Here are a few ways we saved money this week, with little to no effort involved: Depositing a full paycheck into...
View ArticleCSA Update #9 (And More Canning!)
This week’s share was a very interesting mix of Asian greens, herbs, and other miscellaneous cooking vegetables. In other words, most of the items are not really meant to be eaten by themselves – like...
View ArticleHalloween Deals, Coupons & Freebies
According to the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend approximately $6.9 million on Halloween costumes, decorations, and candy this year. This equates to an average cost of $75.03 per...
View ArticleFree Pumpkin Carving Patterns
My husband and I hosted our annual pumpkin carving festivities this past weekend – an event that is always a lot of fun and relatively inexpensive (roughly $5 per pumpkin around here). However, there...
View ArticleHolidays on the Cheap
Assuming nothing changes in the next few weeks, this will be a very difficult Christmas for my husband and me. While there is certainly much more to the holiday season than stuffing your face and...
View Article50 Free Things to Do Outdoors
Due to the overwhelming interest in my post on 50 Things to Do When You’re Snowed In, I thought readers might also appreciate a list of free things to do when the weather is actually nice! So here is...
View ArticleHow Far Would You Go to Save Money?
So I finally caved and watched a few episodes of Extreme Cheapskates on Netflix the other day. It was pretty much exactly what I expected, although I was a bit surprised that some of the things these...
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