Rice typically has 2 parts water to one part rice, and you're not supposed to stir it - stirring it breaks up the rice, which ruins the texture and can lead to gummy rice. Also, you should bring it to a boil, then turn heat to the lowest setting and cover (don't just bring to a boil and leave it there).
Wow thanks for the honor! Here I am checking my blog stats on a Monday night to find that I've been linked on Wise Bread. Thanks so much for the mention!
If you live in California it is a state law that warehouse stores can't require membership when it comes to buying liquor. I don't know if any other states have a similar law, but it would be worth investigating.
My company is Palm Professionals and we actually make our living buying and selling palms from homeowners. Alot of people list them online in websites like www.ips.com and www.sellapalm.com . There is also a good article on whether your palm tree is worth money and tips on selling it at www.sellapalm.com/sellmypersonalpalmtreehelp.aspxd
So, if your laughing about selling your tree, you could be missing out on extra cash
I actually usually enjoy an impulse purchase or two, though I generally budget this into the cost of my trip. We also are farmers, and can buy supplies like batteries and oil for our implements, and break room supplies (coffee, cocoa, creamer, sodas) during harvest. Tractors are hard on batteries, so Costco's return system (prorated for the age of the battery) is great, since the giant batteries we need are frequently toast long before their warranties have expired.
We split the membership with my parents, so Mom and I just divide perishables, which works great. Since we have to go to the next town over, we go maybe every 4-6 weeks to stock up, stopping first to divide up what we need to. My husband thinks it's a bummer that he doesn't have a card, but it's hard to justify paying for a second membership for the 6 or 7 times he wants to go in by himself.
We've got a business membership, which pays cash back on a percentage basis of amount spent (can't remember exactly how much), and we usually recoup our membership plus some every year.
I too feel that Wyndham resorts and anyone involved with them , ie trendwest are legal scammers. My husband and myself have been caught by their finance division after attending a lengthy and hounding sales pitch. After realising the pit they have put my family in, I have researched and found others like yourself that feel the same. Any advice, I am willing to join you to fight against this injustice!
Compare book prices from various book stores. Realtime, fast and accurate. Included sites: Abebooks, Alibris, Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble, Betterworldbooks, Biblio, Borders, Craigslist, Ebay, Ebooks, Google Books, Half, Kindle Editions, Powells, Strandbooks, Thriftbooks, Walmart. Fixed and Improved BookBurro.
And in no time you will: Compare book prices from various book stores. Realtime, fast and accurate. Included sites: Abebooks, Alibris, Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble, Betterworldbooks, Biblio, Borders, Craigslist, Ebay, Ebooks, Google Books, Half, Kindle Editions, Powells, Strandbooks, Thriftbooks, Walmart. Fixed and Improved BookBurro.
Compares book prices from various book stores. Realtime, fast and accurate. Included sites: Abebooks, Alibris, Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble, Betterworldbooks, Biblio, Borders, Craigslist, Ebay, Ebooks, Google Books, Half, Kindle Editions, Powells, Strandbooks, Thriftbooks, Walmart. Fixed and Improved BookBurro.
Compare book prices from various book stores. Realtime, fast and accurate. Included sites: Abebooks, Alibris, Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble, Betterworldbooks, Biblio, Borders, Craigslist, Ebay, Ebooks, Google Books, Half, Kindle Editions, Powells, Strandbooks, Thriftbooks, Walmart. Fixed and Improved BookBurro.
Essential Tools for Amazon.com: Searching through the jungle of Amazon.com without proper tools is like going out on a rainy day without an umbrella or a sunny day without a hat. Possible, but why would you want to do that? Here we have compiled most useful tools to date to save you time and money, to help you search and find exactly what you are looking for, do it in style and with amazing savings. Anywho, just those tools out and you will see what we are talking about. (Bookmark this page now, you will need it, trust us)
The Amazing Amazon.com Deep Discounts Search Engine - This tool lets you find Amazon discounts from 10% to 99% percent off. Offers Flexible, Clean, Complete, and Accurate search, even better than from Amazon.com! You choose Your Price Range, Discount Range, Customer Ratings, Keywords, Prime/Super Saver Only option. WARNING: Super addictive, but also super useful.
The Secret List of Amazon.com Top 100 Best Sellers in 35 Cathegories (Updated hourly) - Usually if something is on this list it is likely to be Cool, Useful, Popular, Inexpensive, Practical. People want it, need it, must have it. This tool lets you view 100 Best Selling Items in each of 35 Categories. This tool is a lot of fun and helps you keep your finger on the pulse of the nation's commerce.
Super Saver Fillers - coming soon!
The Unmatched and Complete Advanced Search - This tool is nuts! The most comprehensive search tool for amazon ever! For now we only have Book Search active, but we are working on Advance Search for Music, Classical Music, DVD, Magazines, Toys/Games. Come and check it in few days, it will be sooo worth it.
Raw and Fresh Amazon.com Deep Discounts Table (Dry but Useful) - The easiest way to find discounts in most popular categories. All you need to know is what you want and how much you want to save (up to 90%). We use it to find deals that are way too good to pass (like 90% off) even though the item is not quite needed now. WARNING: It can be quite addictive.
Addons/Scripts/Software - coming soon! (Although we are debating if we should make some of the scripts we have available to public. Some of them are too powerful. We should decide in few days.)
There is no doubt my Costco membership saves me money.
We have a few staple things we get there like salmon, almond butter, san marzano region tomatoes (worth the price of membership), olives, capers, almonds and select toiletries.
The hardest part is avoiding the impulse buys. They have quite a few. (:
You need to look online for the best value for prepaid cards. Some cards have no monthly fee and no signature cost for transactions when you add your paycheck to your card or load a certain amount of cash each month. Check out the Bank Freedom prepaid mastercard, theres is the lowest priced card Ive seen out there.
I have to agree with Nick. The banks raked in billions in profits and that is why they did what they did. They did it because the government let them not because the government made them.
Hi, I enjoyed reading your article. I want to take my 5 year old Grandauter to see the Battleship Missouri which my Father built (with a couple of other guys) and took me to the launching at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY. 4 Senior, 2 Adults, and my 5 year old - Total of 7, want to go in July 2010. The prices are sky high for me to treat them all. more than $5,000.00. How do I look for lower prices? Thank you. Charles
I'm single and live alone, so the only reason I can justify having a Sams Club membership is because I can share it with my sister. They have absolutely no problem with us having different addresses (different states even) and different last names. We were together when we signed up, so that might be a requirement. And having to sort out who owes who when it comes renewal time takes a bit of doing, but we make it work.
I buy gas there regularly. It's about $0.05 cheaper than the next cheapest stations. And it's super convenient, which is a nice bonus.
Some things that I find good deals on and buy regularly:
- Baking supplies - especially chocolate chips (I use a lot of chocolate chips), brown sugar and powdered sugar. White sugar and flour I generally find better grocery store prices when I can combine deals and coupons.
- Cheese - I like the individually packaged string cheese sticks for my lunch. Sometimes I find a better deal at the grocery stores, but it's rare.
- Bread - There's a brand that I really like, almost never has coupons and is slightly cheaper at Sams. If I'm tight on the grocery budget or find a GREAT deal on other acceptable bread for sandwiches, I'll buy it at the grocery store.
- Lunch meat - If I can't catch a BOGOF sale at the grocery store, I buy it at Sams. This one is usually about 50/50.
- Dried fruit - I get this mostly for trips. If you can handle eating pounds of the stuff, Sams prices are the best.
I also sometimes buy ziploc bags, kleenex, fresh fruit, milk and specialty cheeses. But these are less often because I usually get better prices at the grocery store or can't use it all before it goes bad.
DVDs and books are often cheaper at Sams, if you're stuck buying from a brickandmortar store. Amazon is sometimes better, but you have to wait for it. Sams doesn't have the best selection though. Their music used to be cheaper than other places, but now I buy most of my music through iTunes or used CDs.
For me, I also benefit having a Sams membership because I can pick up things in bulk for church activities. If I know there's something coming up and I'm going to Sams anyway, I try to call who ever is in charge and volunteer to pick up what's needed. I've also been called upon for emergency cake pickup and I'm happy to be able to serve in this way.
I was just searching for information on the ratio of Dawn to Water to De-Ice steps and walks. What I found was that it's one TEAspoon of Dawn to a half gallon of hot/warm water. Also, what I read twice was that it really helps, to melt the ice faster, and keep it that way, if you add one TABLEspoon of rubbing alcohol to the mix of Dawn and water. I haven't tried it yet, just saying that that is what I found so far. Good luck!
Rice typically has 2 parts water to one part rice, and you're not supposed to stir it - stirring it breaks up the rice, which ruins the texture and can lead to gummy rice. Also, you should bring it to a boil, then turn heat to the lowest setting and cover (don't just bring to a boil and leave it there).
Wow thanks for the honor! Here I am checking my blog stats on a Monday night to find that I've been linked on Wise Bread. Thanks so much for the mention!
I purchased several Christmas gifts with Amazon gift cards that I earned through Swagbucks. I'll definitely be saving up my Swagbucks again this year.
If you live in California it is a state law that warehouse stores can't require membership when it comes to buying liquor. I don't know if any other states have a similar law, but it would be worth investigating.
Thank you for sharing!
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My company is Palm Professionals and we actually make our living buying and selling palms from homeowners. Alot of people list them online in websites like www.ips.com and www.sellapalm.com . There is also a good article on whether your palm tree is worth money and tips on selling it at www.sellapalm.com/sellmypersonalpalmtreehelp.aspxd
So, if your laughing about selling your tree, you could be missing out on extra cash
I actually usually enjoy an impulse purchase or two, though I generally budget this into the cost of my trip. We also are farmers, and can buy supplies like batteries and oil for our implements, and break room supplies (coffee, cocoa, creamer, sodas) during harvest. Tractors are hard on batteries, so Costco's return system (prorated for the age of the battery) is great, since the giant batteries we need are frequently toast long before their warranties have expired.
We split the membership with my parents, so Mom and I just divide perishables, which works great. Since we have to go to the next town over, we go maybe every 4-6 weeks to stock up, stopping first to divide up what we need to. My husband thinks it's a bummer that he doesn't have a card, but it's hard to justify paying for a second membership for the 6 or 7 times he wants to go in by himself.
We've got a business membership, which pays cash back on a percentage basis of amount spent (can't remember exactly how much), and we usually recoup our membership plus some every year.
Hello,
I too feel that Wyndham resorts and anyone involved with them , ie trendwest are legal scammers. My husband and myself have been caught by their finance division after attending a lengthy and hounding sales pitch. After realising the pit they have put my family in, I have researched and found others like yourself that feel the same. Any advice, I am willing to join you to fight against this injustice!
Regards, Emma
Mythbusters has a financial page now? Hmmmm...
It's huge bc/ i have a team i can depend on to cover for me. I recognize the risks of spammers, but my company filters spammers out aggressively.
Helpful to keep things low key and translucent though. Thnx Linsey!
Keigu,
Financial Samurai
"Slicing Through Money's Mysteries"
... or at least a very determined one. :-)
Thanks, Linsey, for the mention!
Best,
Len
Len Penzo dot Com
Thanks very much for linking to our post.
A must have Greasemonkey script for Firefox. (Very useful script. A must have if you buy 5 or more books per year.)
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/65482
Compare book prices from various book stores. Realtime, fast and accurate. Included sites: Abebooks, Alibris, Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble, Betterworldbooks, Biblio, Borders, Craigslist, Ebay, Ebooks, Google Books, Half, Kindle Editions, Powells, Strandbooks, Thriftbooks, Walmart. Fixed and Improved BookBurro.
If you are not familiar with Greasemonkey or FireFox I highly recommend that you:
01. Get FireFox
02. Install Greasemonkey Add-on
03. Install BookInfoLine script
You'll love FireFox and multiple Add-ons and Greasemonkey scripts for all occasions. All process would take less that 15 minutes.
If you are not familiar with Greasemonkey or FireFox I highly recommend that you:
01. Get FireFox
02. Install Greasemonkey Add-on
03. Install BookInfoLine script
And in no time you will: Compare book prices from various book stores. Realtime, fast and accurate. Included sites: Abebooks, Alibris, Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble, Betterworldbooks, Biblio, Borders, Craigslist, Ebay, Ebooks, Google Books, Half, Kindle Editions, Powells, Strandbooks, Thriftbooks, Walmart. Fixed and Improved BookBurro.
A must have Greasemonkey script for Firefox. (Very useful script. A must have if you buy 5 or more books per year.)
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/65482
Compares book prices from various book stores. Realtime, fast and accurate. Included sites: Abebooks, Alibris, Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble, Betterworldbooks, Biblio, Borders, Craigslist, Ebay, Ebooks, Google Books, Half, Kindle Editions, Powells, Strandbooks, Thriftbooks, Walmart. Fixed and Improved BookBurro.
If you are not familiar with Greasemonkey or FireFox I highly recommend that you:
01. Get FireFox
02. Install Greasemonkey Add-on
03. Install BookInfoLine script
You'll love FireFox and multiple Add-ons and Greasemonkey scripts for all occasions.
A must have Greasemonkey script for Firefox.
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/65482
Compare book prices from various book stores. Realtime, fast and accurate. Included sites: Abebooks, Alibris, Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble, Betterworldbooks, Biblio, Borders, Craigslist, Ebay, Ebooks, Google Books, Half, Kindle Editions, Powells, Strandbooks, Thriftbooks, Walmart. Fixed and Improved BookBurro.
If you are not familiar with Greasemonkey or FireFox I highly recommend that you:
01. Get FireFox
02. Install Greasemonkey Add-on
03. Install BookInfoLine script
http://freebookexchange.org/amazon/
Essential Tools for Amazon.com: Searching through the jungle of Amazon.com without proper tools is like going out on a rainy day without an umbrella or a sunny day without a hat. Possible, but why would you want to do that? Here we have compiled most useful tools to date to save you time and money, to help you search and find exactly what you are looking for, do it in style and with amazing savings. Anywho, just those tools out and you will see what we are talking about. (Bookmark this page now, you will need it, trust us)
The Amazing Amazon.com Deep Discounts Search Engine - This tool lets you find Amazon discounts from 10% to 99% percent off. Offers Flexible, Clean, Complete, and Accurate search, even better than from Amazon.com! You choose Your Price Range, Discount Range, Customer Ratings, Keywords, Prime/Super Saver Only option. WARNING: Super addictive, but also super useful.
The Secret List of Amazon.com Top 100 Best Sellers in 35 Cathegories (Updated hourly) - Usually if something is on this list it is likely to be Cool, Useful, Popular, Inexpensive, Practical. People want it, need it, must have it. This tool lets you view 100 Best Selling Items in each of 35 Categories. This tool is a lot of fun and helps you keep your finger on the pulse of the nation's commerce.
Super Saver Fillers - coming soon!
The Unmatched and Complete Advanced Search - This tool is nuts! The most comprehensive search tool for amazon ever! For now we only have Book Search active, but we are working on Advance Search for Music, Classical Music, DVD, Magazines, Toys/Games. Come and check it in few days, it will be sooo worth it.
Raw and Fresh Amazon.com Deep Discounts Table (Dry but Useful) - The easiest way to find discounts in most popular categories. All you need to know is what you want and how much you want to save (up to 90%). We use it to find deals that are way too good to pass (like 90% off) even though the item is not quite needed now. WARNING: It can be quite addictive.
Addons/Scripts/Software - coming soon! (Although we are debating if we should make some of the scripts we have available to public. Some of them are too powerful. We should decide in few days.)
There is no doubt my Costco membership saves me money.
We have a few staple things we get there like salmon, almond butter, san marzano region tomatoes (worth the price of membership), olives, capers, almonds and select toiletries.
The hardest part is avoiding the impulse buys. They have quite a few. (:
You need to look online for the best value for prepaid cards. Some cards have no monthly fee and no signature cost for transactions when you add your paycheck to your card or load a certain amount of cash each month. Check out the Bank Freedom prepaid mastercard, theres is the lowest priced card Ive seen out there.
Even if it is just a penny, I would not touch it. It's not mine to start with.
I have to agree with Nick. The banks raked in billions in profits and that is why they did what they did. They did it because the government let them not because the government made them.
Hi, I enjoyed reading your article. I want to take my 5 year old Grandauter to see the Battleship Missouri which my Father built (with a couple of other guys) and took me to the launching at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY. 4 Senior, 2 Adults, and my 5 year old - Total of 7, want to go in July 2010. The prices are sky high for me to treat them all. more than $5,000.00. How do I look for lower prices? Thank you. Charles
I'm single and live alone, so the only reason I can justify having a Sams Club membership is because I can share it with my sister. They have absolutely no problem with us having different addresses (different states even) and different last names. We were together when we signed up, so that might be a requirement. And having to sort out who owes who when it comes renewal time takes a bit of doing, but we make it work.
I buy gas there regularly. It's about $0.05 cheaper than the next cheapest stations. And it's super convenient, which is a nice bonus.
Some things that I find good deals on and buy regularly:
- Baking supplies - especially chocolate chips (I use a lot of chocolate chips), brown sugar and powdered sugar. White sugar and flour I generally find better grocery store prices when I can combine deals and coupons.
- Cheese - I like the individually packaged string cheese sticks for my lunch. Sometimes I find a better deal at the grocery stores, but it's rare.
- Bread - There's a brand that I really like, almost never has coupons and is slightly cheaper at Sams. If I'm tight on the grocery budget or find a GREAT deal on other acceptable bread for sandwiches, I'll buy it at the grocery store.
- Lunch meat - If I can't catch a BOGOF sale at the grocery store, I buy it at Sams. This one is usually about 50/50.
- Dried fruit - I get this mostly for trips. If you can handle eating pounds of the stuff, Sams prices are the best.
I also sometimes buy ziploc bags, kleenex, fresh fruit, milk and specialty cheeses. But these are less often because I usually get better prices at the grocery store or can't use it all before it goes bad.
DVDs and books are often cheaper at Sams, if you're stuck buying from a brickandmortar store. Amazon is sometimes better, but you have to wait for it. Sams doesn't have the best selection though. Their music used to be cheaper than other places, but now I buy most of my music through iTunes or used CDs.
For me, I also benefit having a Sams membership because I can pick up things in bulk for church activities. If I know there's something coming up and I'm going to Sams anyway, I try to call who ever is in charge and volunteer to pick up what's needed. I've also been called upon for emergency cake pickup and I'm happy to be able to serve in this way.
The credit article is pretty good. Those loyalty programs can really be too good to be true sometimes. I'm still racking up points.
I was just searching for information on the ratio of Dawn to Water to De-Ice steps and walks. What I found was that it's one TEAspoon of Dawn to a half gallon of hot/warm water. Also, what I read twice was that it really helps, to melt the ice faster, and keep it that way, if you add one TABLEspoon of rubbing alcohol to the mix of Dawn and water. I haven't tried it yet, just saying that that is what I found so far. Good luck!