Frugality

How To Stock A Pantry

With grocery prices on the rise and the recent spate of bad weather, I have been busy stocking our pantry with nonperishable foods and household items.  Here’s how I stock out pantry and ensure that goods are in-date and readily accessible. Find a location for pantry items – Technically, a pantry is a small storeroom for foods, but you can…

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Mortgage, Taxes

Plan For Our Tax Refund

I have almost finished working on our 2010 tax returns.  We will owe a very small amount in state taxes, but it looks like we’ll get a refund (think hundreds, not thousands) from Uncle Sam. Instead of using the money to go on a vacation, or to make a down-payment on a new car, or for buying a big screen…

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