Monthly Archives: October 2009
Sesame Ginger Dragon Bowl Recipe
| October 29, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes |
While in Montreal I was at a vegan restaurant called Aux Vivres and enjoyed a tasty Dragon Bowl. After being back home a few days I was craving it and decided to recreate the dish last night. Here it is! You’ll need: *Cooked short grain brown nice *Raw veggies, I used: shredded carrots and cabbage,…
Frugal Travel Weekend & Other stuff
| October 27, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Travel |
As most of you know, I was away this weekend. Luckily I didn’t spend as much money as I normally do and got some great food deals and free stuff. Kiehl’s gave us a free mini facial using products for your skin type. I had to purchase something from them anyways but my friend got…
Travel Weekend; Frugal Plans
| October 22, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Travel |
In just a few hours I will head to the airport and take a 90min flight to my home city; Montreal. I managed to get an upgrade to Business Class for $139 which will also give me access to the airport lounge. I am really excited! I haven’t been in an airport lounge since I…
Why it pays to be courteous
| October 20, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under General Content & Rants |
Being nice & courteous is a great way to be. Being mean or short with people never really fixes anything. Here are a few freebies that I scored over the past few days, just by being nice and talking with people. This weekend I ended up at the local Health & Wellness Show hoping to find…
Quickie Frugal Breakfast Ideas
| October 19, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes, General Content & Rants |
If you’re anything like me, you don’t have time to eat breakfast in the morning. Sleep seems more important! If we only woke up when the alarm actually went off, perhaps we’d have time to enjoy a healthy meal early in the day but sadly this isn’t the case for most people. How many times…
A few frugal updates
| October 16, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under General Content & Rants |
Sorry for not posting sooner, I have been dealing with kitchen renovation nightmares, my post-surgery foot and a few other things. It has been 3 weeks since my surgery and I still can’t wear a shoe/boot on my foot and I leave to go away for the weekend next Thursday. Luckily there is a Wellness…
Earning easy money and free gift cards
| October 12, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Easy Ways to Make extra money, Freebies & Gift Cards |
Here are a few more areas where I get free gift cards and money: I’m a regular contributor for a site called pricenetwork.ca. I collect points for contributing freebies, contests, deals and coupons. People “tip” me for good posts and I also get points for the amount of people who view the posts. The nice…
Vegan Gluten-Free Brownie Bites Recipe
| October 9, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes |
Upon entering my work building this morning, I noticed a table set up with baked goods for sale right in the lobby. A company in the building bakes and sells goods and gives the proceeds to a charity. This time the money was going to a Food Bank near my house so I decided to buy…
Save reward points & freebie cards for hard times
| October 7, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Freebies & Gift Cards, General Content & Rants |
Like many frugal folks, I collect airmiles, reward points from various places and collect coffee & meal cards for freebies. It’s amazing how much free stuff can be collected with these cards! Since I won’t get paid this week and I will only get paid for 3 days next week due to my operation &…
Cheap 5 minute Microwave Potato-Corn Dinner
| October 6, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes |
Another simple 5 minute concoction I made while being bed ridden and without a kitchen to cook in. Nothing fancy but it costs about $1 or less to make and it will take you no time since everything is heated in the microwave. This serves two people. 1 10 oz can of cream corn 2…
