Good food vs. Katie’s wallet: July summary

Progress at last! My last post on good food vs. wallet I set a goal of spending $100 less in July than in June on groceries. Here’s the breakdown on 2010 grocery expenses, including farmers market: Jan: $707 Feb: $818 Mar: $621 Apr: $793 May: $551 Jun: $724 July: $573

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Good food vs. Katie’s Wallet: June Summary

Because I know you’re fascinated with my angst over my food budget. 2010 grocery expenses, including farmers market: Jan: $707 Feb: $818 Mar: $621 Apr: $793 May: $551 Jun: $724 The lesson for June was mindfulness. On the surface, the additional $200 over May’s expenses looks as if I was not very mindful. BUT, I [...]

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Good food vs. Katie’s wallet: Mindfulness

After hitting that budget wall, I took on June as a food vs. money challenge. And, like when you learn a new word then see that word everywhere, I discovered that lots of people are addressing the issue of eating well without cashing in your retirement fund. 50 Healthy Foods for Under a Dollar a [...]

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Good food vs. Katie’s wallet

I read a lot about the high cost of better food. I knew my food budget had increased, but I think I might need to look at better ways to eat well. By better, I mean cheaper. The Monkey and I are not hurting for money – in city well known to have a very [...]

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Earning my beer, or, Do it right the first time.

I took the day off work today. This blogathon demands my full attention. OK, that’s not exactly what I did today – today I reaped the inevitable, yet certainly delay-able, consequences of not doing things right the first time. What things? Property taxes. Parking tickets. Lost library books. Dishwasing. These are things that, if done [...]

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