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NYT: Efficiency in the Kitchen to Reduce Food Waste

theidolhands wrote in poor_skills Mar 09, 2015 11:56

Thought this recent article in the New York Times would be relevant to our interests.

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Minor Mentalhealth care in GA?

heldc wrote in poor_skills Sep 23, 2012 00:29

A friend has an elementary school age kid in Georgia, near Atlanta. Said kid is seeing a counselor. However, the program that has been paying for the kid to see the counselor expires soon. Do you know of any programs my friend could apply to for assistance paying for the counselor visits? They were turned down by PeachCare.

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yourwateryhands wrote in poor_skills Aug 31, 2011 14:52

I'm in the middle of some pretty stressful renters/roommate/lease drama and looking for advice.

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Looking for Adobe advice

minimumwager wrote in poor_skills Mar 08, 2011 14:05

One way I've saved money in the past is by buying older (unused) versions of Adobe programs on ebay instead of buying the latest version. I'm planning to buy a new computer sometime this year which means upgrading to Windows 7 ( Read more... )

Finding a buyer.

icollect wrote in poor_skills Feb 12, 2011 18:11

Don't worry, I'm not trying to sell anything to anyone here, in this community. So, this is not a sales post. I just have some sales-oriented questions, because I'm trying to find a buyer for some common--and, some not-so-common--musical instruments. (I'm trying to help my Mom by creating a food stockpile. My mom buys all of the regular, month-to- ( Read more... )

Tuna revolution

skbw wrote in poor_skills Dec 31, 2010 14:51

Hello, everyone--

It's only every once in a while that I find or conceive of a truly good budget recipe. It's very disheartening to see "economical" recipes with ingredients (say, meat) that already cost good money or are just variations on rice and beans. But just yesterday such a recipe occurred to me ( Read more... )

vegetarian, hillbilly housewife, cooking, recipes, budget meals, food

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badninja wrote in poor_skills Nov 07, 2010 12:57

I need to pick up a laptop next week, likely from Best Buy. This is to replace my failing laptop Dell. I've had Dells the last three years and none of them have lasted past a year. I'm not buying another Dell laptop under any circumstances. But the problem is, now I don't know what to buy ( Read more... )

Challenge Results Compared

minimumwager wrote in poor_skills Oct 05, 2010 11:32

Some of you may remember that I did a short series of challenges Penny-a-Day, Dime-a-Day, and Dollar-a-Day. The challenge was how would you get the most out of $3.65, $36.50, and $365.00 after saving them over the course of one year. One of the things I was interested to see was how people thought about money would change as the amount changed. ( Read more... )

A couple questions

layovers wrote in poor_skills Sep 25, 2010 15:12

1. How much spending money do you give youself per week or month? A percentage of your income? A set dollar amount? None ( Read more... )

Dollar-a-Day Challenge

minimumwager wrote in poor_skills Sep 24, 2010 12:44

X-posted to my minimumwager blog.

If you saved a dollar every day, at the end of the year you would have $365.00. How could you get the most out of $365.00?

Reply with your answers. Answers can be fun or serious. This is meant to be a mental exercise.