Category Archives: Consumer
New Year, New Grocery Budget
The grocery budget at our house has morphed a few times in the past 2-1/2 years. First we started reducing packaged food and making more things from scratch, then we became vegetarian, and now we are avoiding most paper products
New Year, New Grocery Budget
The grocery budget at our house has morphed a few times in the past 2-1/2 years. First we started reducing packaged food and making more things from scratch, then we became vegetarian, and now we are avoiding most paper products
Where the Money Goes
I’ve analyzed my expenses for the whole year of 2013 and I’m ready to admit where my money goes! But first, a preamble: Payroll Deductions My employer gives me a non-taxed benefit of 3% of my salary for our “Flex
Where the Money Goes
I’ve analyzed my expenses for the whole year of 2013 and I’m ready to admit where my money goes! But first, a preamble: Payroll Deductions My employer gives me a non-taxed benefit of 3% of my salary for our “Flex
12 Months of Celebration – Month 12 – December
There is no doubt I found fun things to do in every month of the year! I didn’t have elaborate vacations or a full slate of concerts every month, but I always found something to look forward to. One reason
12 Months of Celebration – Month 12 – December
There is no doubt I found fun things to do in every month of the year! I didn’t have elaborate vacations or a full slate of concerts every month, but I always found something to look forward to. One reason
Everything I Own: Complete Home Inventory
I have spent the past 10 months conducting a thorough inventory of everything I own. I thought it would take 3 months of weekends – then 6 – and now I’ve gone from March to the end of December! In
Everything I Own: Complete Home Inventory
I have spent the past 10 months conducting a thorough inventory of everything I own. I thought it would take 3 months of weekends – then 6 – and now I’ve gone from March to the end of December! In
Wardrobe Project Update 2013
On January 1, 2012, I began a new clothing inventory project. I had 480 items of clothing, if you count every single scarf and pair of socks! I said that 264 of them were “substantial” items of clothing. By April
Wardrobe Project Update 2013
On January 1, 2012, I began a new clothing inventory project. I had 480 items of clothing, if you count every single scarf and pair of socks! I said that 264 of them were “substantial” items of clothing. By April
A Year of Clothes Shopping
I have been inspired by Lucinda Sans, who bought no new clothes in 2013, to ‘fess up to what I bought this year! In 2012, I pared down my wardrobe a lot. It will never be minimal, but it’s not
A Year of Clothes Shopping
I have been inspired by Lucinda Sans, who bought no new clothes in 2013, to ‘fess up to what I bought this year! In 2012, I pared down my wardrobe a lot. It will never be minimal, but it’s not
No Waste Coffee
I am passionate about eliminating food waste and reducing how much food packaging comes into my house. I don’t post about it much because others cover it so well in their blogs! As you know, I am an avid coffee
No Waste Coffee
I am passionate about eliminating food waste and reducing how much food packaging comes into my house. I don’t post about it much because others cover it so well in their blogs! As you know, I am an avid coffee
Canadian Winter Wardrobe: Outdoor Edition
Early winter conditions kicked in last week, so it’s time to assess my winter wardrobe. The Nova Scotia tourism site says our mid-December to mid-March temperatures are 0 to -15C. I don’t do any winter recreation. My only outdoor time
Canadian Winter Wardrobe: Outdoor Edition
Early winter conditions kicked in last week, so it’s time to assess my winter wardrobe. The Nova Scotia tourism site says our mid-December to mid-March temperatures are 0 to -15C. I don’t do any winter recreation. My only outdoor time
Toronto: The Trip
Lengthy post – to get back to our regularly scheduled programming sooner 🙂 Yesterday I wrote about how we planned a week-long trip to Toronto; today I’ll tell you what really happened! We got an early-morning drive to the airport
Toronto: The Trip
Lengthy post – to get back to our regularly scheduled programming sooner 🙂 Yesterday I wrote about how we planned a week-long trip to Toronto; today I’ll tell you what really happened! We got an early-morning drive to the airport
Toronto: The Plan
Planning a trip and taking it are two different things, and that’s good – to allow the serendipity in! I have been to Toronto about 8 times, half of them for conferences. Everyone knows that in Toronto, you go up
Toronto: The Plan
Planning a trip and taking it are two different things, and that’s good – to allow the serendipity in! I have been to Toronto about 8 times, half of them for conferences. Everyone knows that in Toronto, you go up
An Exacting Life 