Monthly Archives: November 2009
My $100 weekend-trip budget
| November 30, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Travel |
As many of you know, I travel often for weekend trips away to visit friends. Where they live, the shopping and food is fantastic and I normally get carried away by making purchases I shouldn’t make. I live in a small city where shopping isn’t great and it’s expensive. The food is limited for vegans…
Don’t give into bad grocery deals; make your own stuff
| November 27, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Groceries |
Every week I go through store flyers and make a list of each store’s *loss-leader items. I used to have pretty good lists with at least 3-5 items for each store (3-5 stores in total). Since I tend to cook almost everything from scratch, I usually stocked up on particular items like flour, sugar, rice, diced…
Saving with a VOIP phone service
| November 25, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under General Content & Rants, Phone Services |
As my work contract might be ending in the new year, I have been looking at my bills and wondering where I could cut costs. I realized that I pay $40 a month for my LAN line which we barely use. I had read about VOIP phones in the past few years but wasn’t ready…
Frugal Big Batch Guacamole
| November 24, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes |
I LOVE guacamole and was on the hunt for a big batch recipe that used other ingredients to make it go further. Here is one by Linda Larsen which is in this book: http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Meals-Budget-Cookbook-High-flavor/dp/1598695088 Big Batch Guacamole 1 cup dried lima beans 1/2 cup chopped onion 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon…
Avocado Coleslaw Recipe
| November 23, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes, General Content & Rants |
Frugal Avocado Cabbage Dinner (Avocado Coleslaw) Alright, so I wasn’t that hungry at dinnertime the other night but I really needed to eat and also be able to use up some produce that I had on hand. I found a recipe online for an Avocado Coleslaw which is right up my alley. I modified the original recipe. Avocado…
Friday Night Special Mexican Pasta One Pot Wonder Recipe
| November 21, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes |
Alright so it was Friday night and I was tired and hungry. I was so tempted to pick up the phone and order some sushi or indian but I’ve been so frugal the past week or two that something in me just kicked in and told me to get my lazy bum off the couch…
Penny Jar count after 8 months!
| November 20, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under General Content & Rants, Penny Jar Project |
After saving pennies for 8 months now (see original post on this), I have collected $6 in change which is an average of almost 3 pennies a day saved. I haven’t been great with it the last few months and actually forgot to add to the jar for awhile so I was a little disappointed.…
Carrot Potato Soup Recipe for 15-20 people for under $4!
| November 19, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes, General Content & Rants |
I managed to score 10 lbs of carrots for 99cents last weekend. I bought it not knowing what i was going to do with it as I already had about 7 lbs of carrots in the fridge already. I had also bought 3 bags of potatoes a few weeks ago, they had a buy one…
What does it mean to be rich?
| November 18, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Finance & Budgets, General Content & Rants |
I have concluded over the years that the word rich can mean many different things to various people. I am financially rich compared to some people and poor compared to others (say, like those folks living in a Park Ave Penthouse in NYC). My friend once told me that if someone has enough to live off of,…
Peanut Butter Ritz Crackers dipped in Chocolate Recipe
| November 17, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes, General Content & Rants, Holidays |
Believe it or not, Ritz crackers are actually Vegan! So here’s a way to make some pretty groovy treats for gifts or just for you to eat and share. Easy and inexpensive. I am making these for holiday gifts and packaging them in biodegradable compostable cello bags 1 box of Ritz crackers (or equivalent) Peanut Butter…
