Saving up for… ???
You’re not alone. Even if you don’t have a specific goal in mind, setting aside money (especially in our current questionable economy) is a good idea. Here are some ideas that I think can help you easily build a small nest egg. 1. Trim (seemingly) little expenses. You don’t have to give up Starbucks all together, but take a moment to add up a daily trip. At least $3 per day, likely 5 ...

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This was me, most of the weekend. Buried up to my eyebrows in Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. On the bus, at Boyfriends, on my couch, sprawled across the floor. I couldn’t put it down.
In the (non-fiction) book, Kingsolver and her family choose to eat only locally grown/produced food for one year (with only minor, inescapable exceptions like coffee, which they purchase free-trade). The family has relocated to a farm in Appalachia and conveniently ...

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I apologize for not writing sooner… I know this is cutting it close, what with the bad weather and all (you probably noticed I haven’t been able to blog much lately… left my damn camera cord at work and have been snowed in for three days!) But I know you really like it when we send you lists. Must be a relief to not have to guess what we’re all wanting. And ...

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