I used to feel this way about Mexican food- rice and beans, why is it $12? But then I had GOOD Mexican food, and it blew my mind. I think the same can be said for a pasta or a soup too. Sure, spaghetti with red sauce I can pass on, but a home made sweet potato gnocchi is a sundried tomato pesto or sage butter sauce- yummmm.
"Going to a restaurant is most definitely more expensive than buying all the food yourself from the grocery store."
This article isn't as helpful as intended. I suggest a post about "maximizing quantity/value for what you pay at a restaurant." Or even just discussing the advantages of dining at local establishments over corporate chains.
Love these and plan to read up on the links included. I'm pretty good but still have much to learn--for example the usb stick trick...brilliant! An addition that I have learned from too much searching for power for the all-important mobile: carry a power charger!
I'm a huge fan of Remember the Milk. It's a free to-do list app that syncs across all of my devices. I create a separate to do list for each of my projects. Best of all, it archives everything I finish and it can be shared if I'm working on a project with someone else.
I tried to do groceries once a week, more vegetables, fruits and less meat. I tried to stop drinking soft drinks and prefer to have a juice or a plain water.
Drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic can be a rip-off.
For alcoholic drinks, we have started visiting the vinyards around where we live in the South of France. Whereas the vineyard price is around €4-€5, the bottles can cost anywhere up to €30-€40 in the restaurant. One of the worst we saw was one day we visited a vineyard and bought a magnum of rosé for €12.90. That night, we went for a drinks event on the beach, and the same bottle was being served for €120!
As far as non-alcoholic drinks are concerned, I used to work in a café when I was younger. We served lemonade which cost 9p a litre to buy wholesale for £1.30 for a 150ml glass. Just your 9630% mark-up!!
After experiencing both of these, we tend to stick to water now!! :)
Hi there! I do not use Facebook. I tweet two or three occasions each day and that is it. I've an excessive amount of to fret going to spend some time onto it.
Has anyone ever tested the over the counter drugs at dollar stores? I've gotten ibuprofen there and it worked fine. I've bought kitchen utensils and knives there, they weren't the best, but they also worked fine (and still do). I still have my oven mitt from Dollar Tree from four years ago and it looks and works fine.
Very good advice. Most people aren't aware of #2; splitting your direct deposit. This is a great way to automatically invest money. So by incorporating #1 (retirement plan), a portion of your money goes into your retirement plan, a portion goes into your "retail" investing account, the rest goes into your checking account for living expenses, etc. I mention this approach in my investing book as well.
I'm doing something wrong. I have never had an energy saving light bulb last 10 times longer (much less 25 times) than the cheaper bulbs. I still use both.
Personally I avoid buying anything I ingest at the dollar store. I've done it before and the things I bought, candy included, tasted..... off. Given how many counterfeit products I've seen in the dollar stores I figure I best stick to local farmers, store generics and things I recognize.
That being said, I'm all about the paper products there. That and (relating to the tools) picture hanging supplies, small nails, vases and garden twine are all super cheap there.
You hit the nail on the head. That is almost exactly the list of items I will buy at Dollar stores. Like every type of retail outlet, they have their place as a shopping destination and I am thankful for their existence every time I have to plan an event.
Make sure to double check how much wrapping paper you get in the $1 roll. Also, if you waste half the paper while you are wrapping because it keeps tearing that's also no good. I found that out when my dollar store wrapping paper was only about 1 millimeter thicker than tissue paper and kept popping holes in the corners as I was wrapping. Most of the more expensive roll is a better value. I just getu wrapping paper when it's on clearance right after the holidays.
I love all the other suggestions/warnings. Thank you for a great article.
I spent a little bit of time in China (Shanghai, Shenzhen & Guangzhou) last year and I was really impressed by it. The cost of living was much lower and the cities in which I stayed were all vibrant and exciting places to be.
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I used to feel this way about Mexican food- rice and beans, why is it $12? But then I had GOOD Mexican food, and it blew my mind. I think the same can be said for a pasta or a soup too. Sure, spaghetti with red sauce I can pass on, but a home made sweet potato gnocchi is a sundried tomato pesto or sage butter sauce- yummmm.
Here's how I would have written this article:
"Going to a restaurant is most definitely more expensive than buying all the food yourself from the grocery store."
This article isn't as helpful as intended. I suggest a post about "maximizing quantity/value for what you pay at a restaurant." Or even just discussing the advantages of dining at local establishments over corporate chains.
Love these and plan to read up on the links included. I'm pretty good but still have much to learn--for example the usb stick trick...brilliant! An addition that I have learned from too much searching for power for the all-important mobile: carry a power charger!
I'm a huge fan of Remember the Milk. It's a free to-do list app that syncs across all of my devices. I create a separate to do list for each of my projects. Best of all, it archives everything I finish and it can be shared if I'm working on a project with someone else.
I tried to do groceries once a week, more vegetables, fruits and less meat. I tried to stop drinking soft drinks and prefer to have a juice or a plain water.
Drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic can be a rip-off.
For alcoholic drinks, we have started visiting the vinyards around where we live in the South of France. Whereas the vineyard price is around €4-€5, the bottles can cost anywhere up to €30-€40 in the restaurant. One of the worst we saw was one day we visited a vineyard and bought a magnum of rosé for €12.90. That night, we went for a drinks event on the beach, and the same bottle was being served for €120!
As far as non-alcoholic drinks are concerned, I used to work in a café when I was younger. We served lemonade which cost 9p a litre to buy wholesale for £1.30 for a 150ml glass. Just your 9630% mark-up!!
After experiencing both of these, we tend to stick to water now!! :)
Hi there! I do not use Facebook. I tweet two or three occasions each day and that is it. I've an excessive amount of to fret going to spend some time onto it.
i use facebook the most
Has anyone ever tested the over the counter drugs at dollar stores? I've gotten ibuprofen there and it worked fine. I've bought kitchen utensils and knives there, they weren't the best, but they also worked fine (and still do). I still have my oven mitt from Dollar Tree from four years ago and it looks and works fine.
How much research was done on this article?
Very good advice. Most people aren't aware of #2; splitting your direct deposit. This is a great way to automatically invest money. So by incorporating #1 (retirement plan), a portion of your money goes into your retirement plan, a portion goes into your "retail" investing account, the rest goes into your checking account for living expenses, etc. I mention this approach in my investing book as well.
Facebook. I hate it, but it's how I keep in contact with my family.
My social network is facebook.
I use Facebook the most, and I use it mostly for fun
Facebook. I can do more than one thing at a time on it which is great for my ADD! :D
I'm doing something wrong. I have never had an energy saving light bulb last 10 times longer (much less 25 times) than the cheaper bulbs. I still use both.
Does anyone happen to know the species of wood used for the frame in the picture? Thank you.
Personally I avoid buying anything I ingest at the dollar store. I've done it before and the things I bought, candy included, tasted..... off. Given how many counterfeit products I've seen in the dollar stores I figure I best stick to local farmers, store generics and things I recognize.
That being said, I'm all about the paper products there. That and (relating to the tools) picture hanging supplies, small nails, vases and garden twine are all super cheap there.
Thanks for the feedback. I just eliminated them from my list. Good luck.
Good point Andrew.
There's a reason why they call them "sweet" potatoes! They taste great, and they're good for you.
I think I use Facebook and Instagram most for personal use, and Twitter as my news feed.
You hit the nail on the head. That is almost exactly the list of items I will buy at Dollar stores. Like every type of retail outlet, they have their place as a shopping destination and I am thankful for their existence every time I have to plan an event.
Make sure to double check how much wrapping paper you get in the $1 roll. Also, if you waste half the paper while you are wrapping because it keeps tearing that's also no good. I found that out when my dollar store wrapping paper was only about 1 millimeter thicker than tissue paper and kept popping holes in the corners as I was wrapping. Most of the more expensive roll is a better value. I just getu wrapping paper when it's on clearance right after the holidays.
I love all the other suggestions/warnings. Thank you for a great article.
I spent a little bit of time in China (Shanghai, Shenzhen & Guangzhou) last year and I was really impressed by it. The cost of living was much lower and the cities in which I stayed were all vibrant and exciting places to be.
Facebook would be #1, followed by Instagram.