Category Archives: frugal living

Impulse Buying versus a Wise Investment

Posted on March 15, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Sometimes the best pieces of advice don’t seem real because they don’t seem like advice. Like this one: Wait, before you make a purchase. See what I mean? It’s so prosaic, so basic, so sensible that it’s almost boring, and … Continue reading →

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Market Manipulation, Roasted Chicken, and You

Posted on March 13, 2013 by This Woman Writes

I don’t know about you, but I get vaguely irritated when I realize that I’m being manipulated. And given the marketing climate in which our society operates, this means that if I don’t watch it, I spend two thirds of … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Healthy Kamut® Yeast Rolls

Posted on March 6, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Never heard of Kamut®? It’s an ancient grain, and I give a brief overview of what it is and why we use it in Ancient Wheat — a Potential Alternative to Gluten Free. These rolls involve time — mixing and … Continue reading →

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Ancient Wheat — a potential alternative to gluten free

Posted on March 6, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Gluten free eating is “popular” these days, although I hesitate using that P word because some people who are truly gluten intolerant (think, Celiac Disease) get offended, and understandably so. But gluten-free is popular in the sense that a lot … Continue reading →

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Cheap, Practical — and Sort of Odd — Gift Giving

Posted on March 1, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Last Christmas, because everybody was in financially challenging situations, we agreed to go cheap on gifts — for everyone, that is, but the Toddler, who simultaneously performs the function of daughter/granddaughter/niece, depending upon who is talking about her. As grandparents, … Continue reading →