Over the weekend, I continued to clean out my kitchen cabinets.  The task is finally complete.  I didn’t have to throw out too much, but I was very disappointed in all the things that I inadvertently let go bad (or at least were past the expiration date – and I’m not that adventurous of an [...]

As I’m writing this, I just got back from the grocery store.  I had a 5% off coupon good for my entire purchase (with some exceptions, of course).  The coupon was set to expire on 12/25, and I wasn’t sure when I would have time to do a serious shop before then, so when the [...]

The big talk in my office right now is the proposed soda tax.  In brief, there is a suggestion that for the health benefit of the general population, we should put an additional tax on soda – one cent for every ounce. 

At first, I thought “Okay, so what?  I don’t drink that much soda.  And [...]

Do you ever find yourself spending by habit?  Going out shopping just because that’s what you do?  One of my weekend tasks is always going to the grocery store.  Sometimes I splurge and stop at Whole Foods for a few things as well, but I always go to the main grocery store.  I always go [...]