Monthly Archives: October 2009

Cash System for Groceries Week 4

cash system
Week 4 : Monday September 28 to Sunday October 4 We start out each Monday with $160 in cash for groceries. I'm beginning to wonder if Mr. A is not giving me all the receipts, lol.  It is just amazing to me that we are doing so well on limiting our grocery budget. For this week we spent only $141.06.  Mr. A is out of money, so he did spent the entire $160, just that not all of it went… Read the rest

Make Your Own Vanilla

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I discovered a couple of years ago that the most popular brand of vanilla, McCormick's Pure Vanilla Extract contains corn syrup.  Ingredients listed: vanilla bean extractives in water, alcohol (35%), and corn syrup. I was actually surprised to find that pure vanilla extract contained (along with the alcohol) water and corn syrup. I've been making my own vanilla since January 20th, 2007 when I made my first bottle.  On February 2nd, 2008 I started my second bottle, and we were… Read the rest

I Want a Composting Toilet

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I don't actually want one in my home, I'd like to have one installed into an outhouse.  Mr. A and I have talked about building an outhouse before.   The other night he was saying he needed to get around to putting in that outdoors toilet.  I again reiterated to him that I wanted him to put in a composting toilet. I like the idea of having an outhouse for when company comes over and we're having fun outdoors; it's a… Read the rest

$30 Bucks to A Good Cause… Because I Had To

Carnivals, spending money
If you are visiting from the 85th Money Hacks Carnival hosted at The Dough Roller, welcome to Out of Debt Again! Thank you DR for including my post in today's carnival! During this past week I was waylaid by my boss soliciting charity goods. I admit it, I ordered the $10 loaf of Bavarian Crème with chocolate icing butter braid bread of my volition. But I had myself talked out of the fast food coupon book.  I bought one last… Read the rest