When gas prices skyrocketed in 2008, I took to walking to the post office, library and bank and my car stayed parked most of the week. Its a 3 mile round trip so the added health benefits are worth it too.

We have 4 crock pots. The smallest one is 1.5 quarts and I use that to reheat frozen soups and stews. Occasionally I make small soups from scratch in it and its got a high/low setting. My second crock pot is a Rival 6 Quart - Ceramic pot - Low - High - Warm settings - used for large soups, stews and sauces. My third crock pot is a 6 ...

Envelope packets of dips and dressings, soup mixes, seasoning mixes for burgers and meatloaf. Herbs and Spices (standard stuff- nothing too exotic)

The main page of the Dollar Stretcher has a good article about saving money at Christmas ideas. Its good to review and get back to basics. I think many people are afraid that "simple" is just somehow never enough. http://www.stretcher.com/stories/02/02nov04d.cfm

I'm sure in every community there's always one or two folks who are notorious for abusing this service. [quote user="rondavue66"]I just buy my packing tape at Dollar General for I think $2.[/quote] Good suggestion.

[quote user="Brandy"]I wonder though can they be made using some of the special flours and sugar substitutes for diabetics?[/quote] There are substitutes but for some people, when they develop a taste for that stuff, they can tell immediately that when a recipe has been altered. I'm not a baker type person and don't have ...

[quote user="mamasjob"]I hope the lesson isn't "go on reality TV to get your problems fixed." I would like real lessons and not glamorized bad choices. It will be interesting to see.[/quote] Exactly! One has to wonder if they solicited the the Reality TV Network or did the network somehow find out about them and seek ...

The only time the PO taped anything for me was to cover up a crinkle in my taping.

Frugal day here. Relaxing and enjoying the fact that there will be no more robo-calls from politicians.

Nice acknowledgement but vague explanation. I just took a few minutes to google and see if there was anything in the news. Not a thing. In fact the first thing that kept coming up on my search was this thread started on Dollar Stretcher.