Entries Tagged as ‘Budget tips’

August 23, 2008

Popcorn Paradise

Kids + summer = hungry all the time. Food prices are up, and so are the appetites of my kids and their friends. How do I cope? Popcorn. It’s quick, easy, and cheap. I’m not referring to the expensive microwave wannabe rubbish that leaves that weird filmy substance in your mouth [...]

March 19, 2008

The Costco Code (how to stick to your bulk food budget)

my friend catherine gave me a terrific idea for my costco shopping list. here’s what you need to do: plan a time to spend about 1/2 hour at costco, preferably at a time you don’t need to buy too much.  take a sheet of paper and a pencil and walk through costco, writing down all the [...]