Monday 21 May 2012

All posts in Life Skills

it's easier when they all look the same

Making apartment hunting less sucky

So it’s finally time for you to move out on your own. Finding a place to live outside the shelter of your parents’ home or college dorm can be an extremely stressful and frustrating experience, but with the right amount …

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that's some pig

Cost Per Serving—Saving Money by Eating In

So I happen to love pulled pork. I get pulled pork just about every time I see it on the menu at any restaurant. I can't help it,

bread

Refrigerated bread lasts forever!

Ok so maybe I'm exaggerating, but seriously. Put bread in the fridge, it will last like 10 times longer. This includes hamburger buns, hotdog buns, sourdough, english muffins

Coupon Booklets

Non-extreme couponing

Have you guys seen this show "Extreme Couponing" on TLC? I watched a couple of episodes, and then decided that since I have a real job, I could

don't settle too soon

Shop around, save $900.

Today we learned an important lesson. We've been living in our apartment for almost two years, and in that two years we've paid a LOT of money for internet

Sorry, we don't take American Express

Credit Cards with Rewards

So if there's one thing that's really great about credit cards, it's their rewards programs. From airline miles to cash back rewards, sometimes it's worth splitting your debt

Big pots and pans are good too.

A few groceries you just don’t skimp on

I'm all about buying generics and using coupons and shopping around, but there are just a few grocery items that you absolutely can't skimp on. Kitchen items worth paying

Roommate living can be rough...

Roommate living, done right

Sometime in your twenties there's a good chance that you'll be living with roommates. Whether these are good friends, a significant other, or just random people you found

Fly cheap!

Traveling alone? Traveling light? Travel cheap!

Last weekend I took the cheapest flight of my life. I was going home to surprise my mom and spend the weekend with family (she was epically surprised

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Speed cleaning, for when people are already on their way

When I was a kid, my mom taught me perhaps the greatest cleaning technique of all time. She called it "Speedy Cleanup." What it really meant was that