Tag: budget
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Winter Encore
We had some nice weather for a bit there, and even a thunderstorm one warm night. But Friday brought a chill wind and the return of sickness. Actually some of us have been sick most of this week. I took a sick day Friday and alternated between laying on the couch and then feeling like…
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Saturday Lapse, Sunday Penance
Zero spending for me this week, besides food, gas and train fare. I am supportive of the various calls for strikes, like an economic blackout day on Feb. 28. But to really get any attention/leverage, I think everyone would have to scale back spending more and for longer than that. Come over to the no-spend…
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Inordinate Amounts of Cheese
Last week did not kick off as expected. Saturday night, Tom and F. were puking simultaneously. Sunday, more of the same. I did not get sick but didn’t feel great. Not a great way to watch the Eagles win the Super Bowl, but we powered through. (Boys were OK.) This illness (which eventually affected the…
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Meals and Deals
Sitting here waiting for the expected snow or sleet to commence. My son just got home from a jiu jitsu tournament so I’m glad it held off a little. My daughter was supposed to go to volleyball today but is nauseous/slightly feverish. I wish she wasn’t ill but… no volleyball means I showered, baked bread,…
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And the Candle Burns Another Night
Well well well, another week of almost zero spending. Several of the crunchy/minimalist/frugal Instagram accounts I follow have said lately that they see not spending as a form of protesting this administration. For me, I wouldn’t say it’s the main catalyst behind my non-spending, since I’ve done it to different degrees for a long time.…
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The Junkyard of My Life
Really this post should be titled “Pantry Challenge – Week 2.” Not gonna lie, I feel like I knocked it out of the park this week. The pantry/freezer and my meal imagination powers just kept coming through for me. When last I left you, I had gone out to eat with a friend and the…
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Pantry Challenge: Week 1
Feeling exhilarated as we end the week, coasting on the fumes of what’s left in the fridge, freezer and pantry. It’s been a minute since I lived this simply, and wow, I forgot what a high it can be. And the amazing thing is that there is still a good bit of food left. Not…
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Serotonin and Oxytocin
[composed Sunday night] I was texting with a friend today about January. I have these moments of energy and optimism, I said, but then it’s back to blah. For instance, leaving work in the evening, walking east down Market Street, and realizing that despite the cold, it’s still light out, a pretty, purply twilight —…
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Abandoned Carts
Tis the season for filling online shopping carts and then, if you’re me, leaving the tab open on my phone for a couple days or months. Sometimes I intentionally abandon the cart, hoping that the retailer will notice and send me a coupon code. Sometimes the cart holds something that really seemed like a good…
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Marching Back to School!
Garden State of Mind 