Posted June 26, 2009 - 11:59 by Andrea Dickson
Storing summer's bounty, saving money on a gym membership, talking about finances before the honeymoon, how to get divorced while the world is watching, buying a car without getting ripped off, stay-at-home dads and more.
Posted April 21, 2009 - 20:36 by Carrie Kirby
As the economy falters, gardening looks better than ever this spring. But as the daughter of a veteran gardener, I've seen too much heartache to believe seed companies' promises of tenfold payoffs. I predict that a lot of new gardeners who are in this to save money will give up or lose their crops before harvest time.
Posted March 22, 2009 - 09:50 by Thursday Bram
The new White House garden is definitely a joint effort: it's 1,100 square feet that will be tended not only by members of the White House grounds staff but will involve students from nearby Bancroft Elementary School. Even the Obamas have announced intentions of getting their hands dirty while working in the new garden.
Posted December 22, 2008 - 12:39 by Philip Brewer
There are a number of books now by people who set out to live a more local, more sustainable life, and wrote a book to document their experiences. Most of them approach the problem with the perspective that living a lower-carbon lifestyle is going to entail giving up some of the things that modern Americans have come to expect. Doug Fine, though, would rather not. Especially not ice cream.
Posted December 6, 2008 - 05:41 by Philip Brewer
There are all kinds of ways to get stuff without money. You can grow it in a garden, gather it from the wild, make it yourself, get it as a gift, scavenge it from trash, or get it free from someone who hopes to sell you something else. All of these generally involve spending time instead of spending money--but someone who's getting by without a job probably has some time to spend.
Posted June 18, 2008 - 20:55 by Linsey Knerl
Recently our own Xin Lu wrote a post on a motivating way to lose weight (a very interesting piece.) Imagine my surprise when a commenter spoke my mind by sharing the ultimate in “green” workouts! Not only does this daily routine give me tone and energy, but I’ll be enjoying the “fruits” of my labor in just a few short weeks!
Posted February 11, 2008 - 12:46 by Thursday Bram
I'm planning out a garden for this spring. I don't have any access to a yard to plant my garden in, but I have a balcony on my apartment that gets plenty of sun. This is my first adventure in gardening, assuming you don’t count my stealing radishes from my grandmother’s garden as a child. Not only have I been reading up on container gardening, but on gardening in general. I’m also trying to be as frugal about the process as possible — repurposing containers and the like. I’ll be updating regularly as my garden progresses.
Posted May 23, 2007 - 23:05 by Andrea Dickson
Who says that there's no such thing as a free lunch - you probably have one growing in your yard! Think twice before loading up your garden or lawn with herbicides; many weeds are edible, and delicious. Best of all, they're free!
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