Saturday, January 26, 2019

Recipe of the Month: Eggplant-Green Bean Curry

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After wrapping up Thrift Week this Wednesday, I had a look at the calendar and realized that I would only have one more weekend to squeeze i...
Friday, January 25, 2019

Money Crashers: The Pantry Challenge

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As Marie Kondo's new show about the joy of tidying up your home attracts more and more buzz, I thought it might be time to say a few wor...
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Thrift Week 2019, Day 7: Shopping bags

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The one disposable item that seems to have the biggest target painted on its back these days is the plastic shopping bag. (Especially if it...
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Thrift Week 2019, Day 6: Takeout containers

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When I tried to take the Plastic Free Jul y challenge last year, it ended up not going that well . I discovered that a whole lot of the thin...
Monday, January 21, 2019

Thrift Week 2019, Day 5: Lady stuff

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Warning to male readers: If you're at all squeamish about menstruation, you might not want to read today's entry. I'm going to b...
Sunday, January 20, 2019

Thrift Week 2019, Day 4: Silicone baking mats

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Yesterday, I told you about how lids made of stretchy silicone helped us entirely eliminate plastic wrap in our kitchen. Today, you'll h...
Saturday, January 19, 2019

Thrift Week 2019, Day 3: Silicone lids

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One disposable product we had a bit of trouble figuring out how to replace in our kitchen was plastic wrap. When we can, naturally, we use r...