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Sunset Picnic

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Ah, what a nice and romantic idea. I want to thank Leo for the suggestions on how to be romantic while not spending too much money.  The headache is that it takes effort, right? No, it doesn’t take a huge [...]

Consumerist Asks: Is Fuze Violating Labeling Law By Making Bogus Health Claims?

Consumerist asks about the validity of Center for Science in the Public Interest’s claims that Fuze is engaging in false advertising. Photo Credit: foTommEn The question here is whether Coca Cola(owner of Fuze) is stating that the drinks themselves prevent the health problems listed or is Fuze saying that the vitamins inside the drink could prevent some [...]

Quick and Easy Dinners: Stir-fry

Sometimes the best way to save money is to do it yourself. The problem is many of us are crunch on time and believe that it would take an enormous amount of effort to do something well. That’s not true many times and cooking can fall in that category. Photo Credit: Billingham Stir-fry is something easy, [...]

Rich College Student: Saving on Your Grocery Bill

Photo Credit: Jeff Keen After last week’s post, I decided to look into ways that my husband and I save money on our grocery bills. Sit down and make a shopping list. This seems really elementary, but it is the most important step. Can’t figure how to make a good food list? Try working backwards. Think of [...]

Want Mouth Watering Foods? Avoid Applebees

Have you ever been to a restaurant, looked at the mouth watering picture, ordered that item, and then were disappointed at the actual item? Yeah, me too. That’s one reason I stopped going to Applebee’s and Friday’s. The food is never as good as the picture. I would even take an ‘almost as good’. Let [...]