Some apps deserve the money. Many do not. I think the best ones are the gems that don't require money and still deliver. Ones that I've bought include Cut the Rope and Sleep Cycle. Cut the Rope is a very fun game and I use Sleep Cycle everyday to record my sleep. But I still think Words with Friends free and most recently, Draw Free, are king.
i don't put anything in the dryer except towels and sheets. i have 3 girls, and i have been able to not only hand down their clothes from one to the next, to the youngest, but then to the children of friends. i also turn clothes inside out. with jeans for my youngest, who has very long legs and is really thin, i have someone help me pull the jean legs each time after they are washed, to stretch them out. makes them last even longer.
I mostly just get free apps, but I have bought a few on occasion. I bought Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything app and I use it very frequently. My grandson loves the Angry Birds app when I visit him.
I usually download a "lite" version first to see if I like it or if that lite version will meet my needs. Some favorite apps are Cozi for the lists, journal and shared calendar and Mint for a quick look at our spending and finances. Both are free, too!
I'm a college student with an iPod as my only app-running item. I never buy apps, partially because I can usually find a free substitute that works just the same and partially because I just don't use my iPod enough. Also, nowadays, a lot of great apps are just free, easy and simple.
Cast Iron pans. I can't say it often enough. Cast iron pans will out live you, you can beat to hell (AKA use metal utensils on), will hold heat better than any pan out there, don't have toxins that will kill your pet bird (unlike teflon), and with a good season on them are more non-stick than the best non-stick out there and just as easy to clean.
I tend to evaluate teh containers that foods I buy are already in for potential storage use. Most of my bulk items are stored in containers that other stuff came in and I washed out for reuse.
i recently started making a lot of my own household cleaners...and i have just about every item except club soda. I love my castile soap too...it is awesome. You can even brush your teeth with the Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap. Awesome.
I agree having a way to easily mince garlic is helpful, I'd even say essential. However, instead of a garlic press I use a microplane. It's so much easier for garlic and is a lot more versatile a tool - works as a cheese grater - really an anything-grater, zester, etc., etc. - and a good one costs no more than any one of those tools.
Great post and great advice. I've done some similar long term trips and a lot of people don't realize how cheap traveling can be because they are so hung up on traveling a certain way and have high standards. The key is flexibility and a willingness to try new things. Thanks for the tips!
I look for free apps first, the ads do not bother me and I would rather look at the ads than pay for the aps. That said if the product is really good, or offers some special feature that I like with the paid version and the price is $1 or $2 then I will buy it.
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Some apps deserve the money. Many do not. I think the best ones are the gems that don't require money and still deliver. Ones that I've bought include Cut the Rope and Sleep Cycle. Cut the Rope is a very fun game and I use Sleep Cycle everyday to record my sleep. But I still think Words with Friends free and most recently, Draw Free, are king.
i don't put anything in the dryer except towels and sheets. i have 3 girls, and i have been able to not only hand down their clothes from one to the next, to the youngest, but then to the children of friends. i also turn clothes inside out. with jeans for my youngest, who has very long legs and is really thin, i have someone help me pull the jean legs each time after they are washed, to stretch them out. makes them last even longer.
These concerns are valid. Everyone should just move to Grand Rapids, MI. It's getting nicer here all the time. I'm smitten with the mitten.
I mostly just get free apps, but I have bought a few on occasion. I bought Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything app and I use it very frequently. My grandson loves the Angry Birds app when I visit him.
I usually download a "lite" version first to see if I like it or if that lite version will meet my needs. Some favorite apps are Cozi for the lists, journal and shared calendar and Mint for a quick look at our spending and finances. Both are free, too!
I've downloaded several free apps and may well purchase some in the future.
I'm a college student with an iPod as my only app-running item. I never buy apps, partially because I can usually find a free substitute that works just the same and partially because I just don't use my iPod enough. Also, nowadays, a lot of great apps are just free, easy and simple.
Cast Iron pans. I can't say it often enough. Cast iron pans will out live you, you can beat to hell (AKA use metal utensils on), will hold heat better than any pan out there, don't have toxins that will kill your pet bird (unlike teflon), and with a good season on them are more non-stick than the best non-stick out there and just as easy to clean.
I tend to evaluate teh containers that foods I buy are already in for potential storage use. Most of my bulk items are stored in containers that other stuff came in and I washed out for reuse.
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rarely. only for something that's useful (ie medical as i'm in the field) or camera-related (which i love)
my husband and i are newlyweds but we've been talking about having babies. the idea of expanding our family motivates us.
i recently started making a lot of my own household cleaners...and i have just about every item except club soda. I love my castile soap too...it is awesome. You can even brush your teeth with the Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap. Awesome.
This is so true. How I handle my money is how I handle most area's in my life.
I agree having a way to easily mince garlic is helpful, I'd even say essential. However, instead of a garlic press I use a microplane. It's so much easier for garlic and is a lot more versatile a tool - works as a cheese grater - really an anything-grater, zester, etc., etc. - and a good one costs no more than any one of those tools.
Yes, only if I can't find something free to do the job.
I use Shazam. I'll have to check out SoundHound! Thanks for the tip!
I have never purchased an app.
I use the Facebook and Weather Channel apps every day! Great apps. :)
Great post and great advice. I've done some similar long term trips and a lot of people don't realize how cheap traveling can be because they are so hung up on traveling a certain way and have high standards. The key is flexibility and a willingness to try new things. Thanks for the tips!
I'm a WWF fan too! Have you tried Hanging with Friends?
I look for free apps first, the ads do not bother me and I would rather look at the ads than pay for the aps. That said if the product is really good, or offers some special feature that I like with the paid version and the price is $1 or $2 then I will buy it.