I have written in the last year about saving money on fuel and having a baby. Jeanne has written about saving money in the summer time. The current inflation is making it more difficult for the farmers in the county grow food to send to market. This will certainly impact the prices at the super […]
Should You Have Your Groceries Delivered?
You may recall, from other posts I’ve written, that my daughter moved a little over a year ago. When I go to visit her, I usually end up working as well as helping her with home improvement projects. As I write this, I’m on a “girlfriends” trip to Nevada/California for a close friend’s birthday. I […]
7 Ways to Lower Your Food Budget Every Month
Toward the end of December, or the beginning of January, many people make household budget adjustments. They often vow to lower their spending and save money throughout the coming year. However, to do that effectively, you should scrutinize last year’s spending and reign in anything that got out of control. One area I always look […]
Can You Host a Thanksgiving Meal on a Budget?
I’ve always felt like Thanksgiving is a holiday that is a bit under-rated. In comparison, it’s a lot less stressful than Christmas – except for the cooking, of course. Certainly there are fewer things to do, such as the decorating, shopping, wrapping, and parties you have for the Christmas holiday. For the most part, once […]
Can You Save at a Farmer’s Market?
I love buying food from a farmer’s market whenever I can. Since my husband and I own a farm of our own we want to support other farmers when we can as well. But another reason I like the farmer’s market is that there are many different kinds of foods sold there. This makes shopping […]
Alternatives to the Fancy Valentine’s Day Dinner
I’ve never been a big fan of spending a lot of money on Valentine’s day and things seemed to have worked out ok for me 🙂 Today, PF Pro contributor Melissa Hoffman takes a look at some alternatives to a fancy Valentine’s day dinner. Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and with it generally […]
How’s My Shun Knife Holding Up After Two Years?
Almost two years ago, I wrote one of the top 5 most popular articles on this site about my brand new Shun Chef’s Knife. I didn’t know it at the time but apparently there are a lot of inquisitive minds out there when it comes to high end knives. At the time, I wrote that […]
Never Buy a Cup of Coffee Again: Buy a Keurig Coffee Maker
There was a time where I actually didn’t like the taste of coffee. I would drink a frappucino every once in a while, but let’s be honest those things taste more like a milkshake than actual coffee. But times have changed, and one of the reasons why I now like coffee is because I actually […]
Loophole of the Day: Free Costco Membership For Everyone
For regular readers of my blog, you probably know how cheap I am by now. Any time I have to make a purchase of significant value I make sure to weigh all my options and figure out if I really need that product. Sometimes I’ll ask myself, will this product improve the quality of my […]
Does Brewing Your Own Beer Save You Money?
I’m not sure how many of you have picked up on it, but I like to drink(alcohol, that is). I don’t spend my weekends binge drinking, but I love to enjoy a glass of wine while I’m cooking or a nice cold beer after a long day of work of exercising. I’m probably the furthest […]
A Tribute to the Greatest Chipotle Article of All Time
If you missed my first Chipotle article, then click here to go back and read it before you start on this one! Enjoy.. When I first started this site almost two years ago it was with the intention to discuss topics like saving for retirement and investment strategies. But I quickly realized that those articles […]
Why I Always Order Food and Drinks To Go
One of my favorite topics is taxes, or more specifically avoiding taxes. Every year I go to great lengths to delay or even avoid taxes to the fullest extent of the law. I max out my 401k, Roth IRA and HSA. I itemize and take huge deductions for property tax and mortgage interest but I […]
Is Restaurant Week Even a Good Deal?
Have you heard of restaurant week? Most large metropolitan cities have some form of it, but the general idea is that you pay a discounted rate for a three course price fixed dinner at a top restaurant in your city. In San Diego, the options are for $20/$30/$40 dinners at over 150 restaurants. There are […]
Do You Invest in Expensive Kitchen Knives? A Review of my Shun Chef’s Knife
If you’ve ever been around someone who loves to cook, you’re probably already familiar with the names Shun or Wusthof. They are two of the top knife-manufacturers in the world and most professional chefs carry one or the other. These knives may be top of the line, but so is their price tag. Most knives […]
How to Really Save Money at Chipotle
This post was inspired by an article I read the other day entitled: 15 Ways to Save Money at Chipotle. Now I don’t want to throw another blog under the bus, but man were their ideas lame(google the article title to find it). I’ve actually been obsessed with Chipotle for a while now and I […]