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Everything Goes Trash Night – Bizarro Christmas Year 3

Once a year, our community has a special trash night were we are allowed to get rid of everything except mattresses.  Last year, I wrote about my community’s trash night in an article called “Everything Goes Trash Night – Bizarro Christmas Year 2“  where this special day is almost like a holiday for my wifeContinue Reading

Making a Temporary Illness Work To Your Advantage

I’m still sick, but I’m optimistic about my blogging content once I get better… Sometimes getting sick works to your advantage because it breaks an repeating routine and the downtime enables you to think see and think outside of your regular routine.  For me, such times enable to to take everything in and readjust myContinue Reading

Everything Goes Trash Night – Bizarro Christmas Year 2

Our community has a special trash night were we are allowed to get rid of everything except mattresses.  I blogged out it last year as “Everything Goes Trash Night is Like Bizarro Christmas” where this special day is almost like a holiday for my wife and I.  It’s a great opportunity to get rid ofContinue Reading

Frugally Surviving The 2012 Apocalypse

This article is motivated by the various television shows that I have been watching these past few days. Let me first say that I don’t really think 2012 is magically going to be the year that the world characteristics change in such a way that the human species will no longer be at the topContinue Reading

Losing Weight the Frugal Way

To lose weight the frugal way is to simple eat less and consume food that are cheaper but still hold nutritional value. I’m tired of yo-yo diets, and intense workouts that I eventually get tired of and quit.  I knew this at the beginning of the year, but I haven’t found an acceptable substitute untilContinue Reading