pantry Originally uploaded by maureen_sill One of the things I tried to do a few years ago was to create a true pantry of food. Have a few months "extra" in storage ready and edible in the event of a some type of shortage, be it financial or...
Topics: 52 Week shopping list, Food storage, Stocking Up

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Reading to the kids and neighbor. Saturdays at Dairy Farm. The Obama Cake! Our Friend Deanna Pulling out the office chairs to watch a movie on TV. Harvest of our "tomato crop"
Topics: Singapore Pictures

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First a great SNL skit... called don't buy stuff you can't afford . Second... this cover of the Economist sort of says it all....
Topics: Debt, Financial Crisis

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I hate to count chickens, I have been too disappointed over the last 8 years in the election results, but I have hope. I have faith that American citizens will understand how very important the balance of government is and how we really do need new...

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Our single largest line item bill (excluding tuition) on any given year is travel. This does include travel for work, but that is reimbursed. But, we do fully take advantage of the opportunities given to us by living in SE Asia and we travel. We have...
Topics: costs of living, frugal living, globetrotting with kids, travel with kids

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