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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 [...] Batch cooking. It’s a great way to save time and money. And I am terrible at it. Terrible! Of course, part of the problem is that it’s just me cooking for myself. I’m not cooking for anyone else. So a casserole that serves 4-6 people is going to last me for a week. If I’m willing to [...] Yesterday, at lunch, I was in the office kitchen heating up my lunch (delicious leftovers from the dinner I cooked Sunday night) and a co-worker I rarely run into at lunch wandered in. “I guess I have to get used to bringing my lunch,” she said. “My husband saw the credit card bill and got mad [...] This weekend, I saw something that reaffirmed the adage that bigger is not always better. I was at the grocery store, picking up a few items on my list, and one of the things I needed was cat litter. Now, I usually buy the medium sized container. It weighs 20 pounds. There is a smaller container [...] |
 
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