I cook, save where I can, and try to live life to the fullest. Along the way, I hope to share some information that I hope others find helpful or at least, entertaining.
As I was making my way through the grocery store the other day, I noticed that a lot of the products are smaller in sizes yet higher in prices. Ice cream cartons have drastically reduced in size but prices have remained the same, if not, higher? Candy bars have gone mini. And their “King” sizes [...]
Throwing away food is completely wasteful and expensive. I work in Oakland so I see a good amount of homeless people who would appreciate something to eat (…and something to smoke but that’s a different story). I spend a great deal of money on the ingredients that go into my meals, thanks to inflation, and [...]
I think it’s extremely important to teach kids about financial responsibility at a young age. You wouldn’t think they retain or care for the financial lessons, but surprisingly, they do and hopefully they continue the pattern into adulthood.
One of the financial lessons I like to teach my young nephew is frugality and being [...]
I am a big fan of throwing things away or donating them. I receive cards and little fun gadgets, but after the excitement wears off, which typically is a millisecond, I just toss them away. I appreciate the thought of the gift, but I don’t appreciate the clutter that comes with it. In my house, [...]
Fees. Oh, how I hate that word. I don’t like the thought of our hard-earned money going towards something that could have been avoided. With the recent economy, you may have noticed that credit card interest rates and late fees have skyrocketed. So not only are you paying for something that could have been avoided, [...]
Ever since we had the baby, I noticed that we are not spending as much money on leisure activities anymore, which has been great on our wallet. We gradually and unnoticeably cut these activities out of our lives so we don’t even miss it as much. Here are activities that we have given up [...]
When I first traveled to Vietnam at 11 years old, I was able to witness my grandmother’s strong and relentless attitude when it comes to dealing with market vendors and contractors. She may like a fragile, elderly woman but she is everything but. She knows what she wants and she knows how to get the [...]
I can’t believe where the time has gone, but it’s almost a year since I became a mother. During the past nine and a half months, I learned a few things about being a new parent. Below are some of the things that you too can expect when you become responsible for a little human [...]
For those with babies such as myself, make your own baby food
I started off by buying those jarred baby food. Not only did my baby refused to eat store-bought baby food but it was very expensive. Those little jars costs around 0.80 cents a piece and I really question how healthy it is to feed [...]
With the current economic crisis and mass lay-offs happening all over the Bay Area, many are really strapping down their finances to make sure they can support themselves in case they find themselves unemployed. I have always been very frugal and my frugality has helped me and my family save nicely. We have an emergency [...]