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going green

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  • Switch to buying all organic meat, dairy, and produce (except for the clean fifteen).
  • Switch from regular white flour to white whole wheat (taking one step in the whole wheat direction at a time).
  • Come in under budget each and every month in 2010. Utilize extra roll over cash from prior months to pay larger purchases.
  • Add one new piece of quality furniture that will last a lifetime to my home (I’m thinking a pair of nightstands – yeah that counts as one piece – or a big comfy chair to create a perfect reading nook).
  • Don’t let cardboard boxes pile up in the garage. Cut them down and put them out with the recycling on a weekly basis.
  • Take a nice relaxing and fun vacation with my best friend after she graduates law school and passes the bar and I am cancer free (hopefully both of those will happen this summer).

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Farewell 2009!

December 31, 2009

As 2009 comes to a close, it’s time to sum up the year in statistics and lists.
Top 10 Most Viewed Posts in 2009

iTunes Tip: Storing Your Media on an External Hard Drive
30 Quick, Green, and Frugal Meal Planning Resources
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Low Key Grocery Shopping with Coupons

December 20, 2009

Just a few weeks ago I was lamenting my compulsive urges to buy ridiculous amounts of things like pasta at one time just because there was a good price, but now I’m glad I did it. With the cancer, I’m not planning to be in the mood to chase down deals for at least the [...]

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What I’m Reading 12/18

December 18, 2009

I haven’t been keeping up with my RSS reader as well as I would like to be these past couple weeks so I have only a couple links to share today.
My first chemo treatment on Monday seems to have gone pretty well. I’ve had some side effects but none especially severe and I’ve been at [...]

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November Budget Wrap Up

December 1, 2009

So, how did I decide to account for my raise in my budget? After taxes I’m making about $225 more per month so I added $100 to my monthly everything else budget. I changed my old ING “Fun Money” account (left all the money I had in it there) to be a “House” account to [...]

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