Although my Scion xA gets 35 mpg, I have a 70 mile round-trip drive to work so I bought a motorcycle for the commute.  It gets about 50 mpg, didn't cost a lot and is much cheaper to maintain than a car.  Plus, it keeps me from putting a lot of mileage on my car, less oil changes and tire replacements.  I save about $200 per ...

Here's the website for Tips for Healthy, Thrifty Meals http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/food/rec-thrifty/recipes.htm   Jennifer

I proudly raise my hands as one who is a hanger-outer!   There's nothing better than the smell of line-dried clothes and sheets and I always take a whiff before I put them away...they even make my closet smell wonderful!  I even like they way they look and sound when they're flapping in the breeze.  Thanks so much for ...

I have a 35 mile commute each way to work which I had been doing 5 days a week.  I decided to buy another car since the one I currently owned had 192,000 miles on it and didn't get very good gas mileage.  I bought a Scion (not the ugly boxy one) which gets 35 mpg and didn't cost lots of money, plus the dealer gave me $1000 for my ...

Homemade mac and cheese with a big salad!   Jennifer

I'm also  a Dollar Store junkie.  I've even been able to find things like dried apricots for $1 when in the store they are probably over $3.  I try to buy whatever I can get there before I go to the grocery store.  The grocery store I shop at also has some sort of partnership with the gas station next to it because for ...