Yankee 2.0

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• Lease to own office equipment. A success (for me)

  Two years ago, I took out a lease to own contract with Dell computers for a laptop, software, and digital video camera for my training company. I needed the equipment, didn't have the money to buy it outright, and didn't want to use a credit card... Posted Sep 05 2009, 05:54 AM by Anne Cross with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: shopping, debt, consumption

• No more junk

  This year, I have gotten rid of a lot of junk. I look around my house now, and I see fewer things, but the things I see, I enjoy and value. I'm trying these days not to let anymore junk into my life. What's some of the junk that has left my life... Posted Aug 24 2009, 06:32 AM by Anne Cross with | with no comments Filed under: shopping, consumption, consumerism, money for junk, minimizing waste

• Homemade toothpaste

  I looked into a lot of recipes and did some experimenting until I found one that I LOVE. It took a bit of getting used to, because it is salty, but now I really really love it. I don't like mint or cinamon flavored things, and never liked the taste... Posted Feb 12 2009, 01:55 PM by Anne Cross with | with no comments Filed under: shopping, consumption, do it yourself, simplify, minimizing waste

• Soup is good for what ails you

  I've been making soup like crazy this fall/early winter. It's such an inexpensive way to make a big batch of food that will last for a long time. It's also very comforting in this New England clime, and it's nice to share with people who... Posted Dec 10 2008, 06:52 PM by Anne Cross with | with no comments Filed under: shopping, consumption, food, do it yourself

• "thrifty" commercials

  There I was, watching the Antiques Roadshow on my 10+ year old televsion (tuned in through rabbit ears, as I cancelled cable this summer), and when some boring sports item came on, I flipped to one of the other three channels I get. And thre I saw two... Posted Sep 30 2008, 04:35 PM by Anne Cross with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: shopping, consumption, consumerism, society, food, money for junk

• Spending as a reward and changing my thinking

  I started a new part-time gig today. I'll be tutoring a college student for four hours a week in 101 humanities courses. His mother is more interested in his success than he is, but I think it will be an interesting challenge to try to get him more... Posted Sep 10 2008, 04:29 PM by Anne Cross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: shopping, consumption, consumerism

• Using up excess health and beauty products

  Simplify, simplify. I looked underneath my sink today and noticed that I have quite a few different half-used containers of moisturizer, body cream, facial cleansers, etc down there. How did they get to be there? Well, I like health and beauty products... Posted Aug 27 2008, 10:01 AM by Anne Cross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: shopping, consumption, do it yourself

• $400 sheets?? You've got to be kidding.

  I am slowly (ten year plan) renovating and redecorating my rather fabulous 1872 townhouse. One of my favorite passtimes is looking through home design books and magazines for ideas. One of my favorite magazines is Domino (subscription is only $10.00 per... Posted Aug 26 2008, 02:52 PM by Anne Cross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: shopping, consumption, consumerism

• Beans, beans, they're good for your heart...

  One of my favorite food staples are (is?) beans. I buy really inexpensive bags of dried beans at the supermarket (usually under one dollar per bag), soak 'em overnight, and have delicious protein (and fiber) for a week. The other day, I went through... Posted Aug 20 2008, 10:03 AM by Anne Cross with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: shopping, consumption, food, do it yourself

• Worth, value, cost

  So I went to the auction last night -- one of my favorite things to do, both for shopping and entertainment purposes. I bought an old wall clock that I didn't inspect carefully enough -- I could have sworn it was working! Oh well.... There were many... Posted Aug 15 2008, 08:25 AM by Anne Cross with | with no comments Filed under: shopping, consumption