by Rachel Albang | May 31, 2018 | Spending Less on Groceries
Sixteen entrees, four appetizers, six desserts, and noodles and Naan bread to spare. Oh my. For less than $20. The other day, I thought it was time for a new challenge. I decided to see what kind of food supplies I could muster for a week’s worth of entrees for...
by Rachel Albang | Mar 8, 2017 | Being a Wise Consumer, Budgeting, Encouraging Saving, Spending Less on Groceries
Last year was not a particularly healthy year for me. Unless drinking lots of green juice counts. Okay, I occasionally bought the small bags of pre-cut frozen mixed vegetables. But not that often, and so the high price didn’t really bother me as much as if it was a...
by Rachel Albang | Feb 8, 2017 | Saving Money, Spending Less on Groceries
My little town is growing up. We’ve recently had a massive mall built a couple of miles from the centre of my small town, and while there are always pros and cons to such development, I’m focussing on the positives, including not having to take a bus for an hour just...
by Rachel Albang | Jan 11, 2017 | Encouraging Saving, Saving Money
Phew. Or is it “whew”? I’m not sure, but either way, goodbye 2016. I’m not saying it was all bad, by any means, but it was a tough one for sure. Like the month of September that involved ten moves, literally, between temporary accommodations while I tried to make my...
by Rachel Albang | Nov 5, 2015 | Avoiding Rip Offs, Being a Wise Consumer
Another Halloween has passed. Not only was it not scary in our neck of the woods, with no little red riding hoods or big bad wolves; it was barely noticeable. We had four kids in total that came by the house to trick or treat…and three of them were from one family...
