Things You Pay Too Much For: Storage
Do you have storage overkill? If you have more than two of these: Dropbox, Google, Box, an external hard drive, and Apple Storage, you're paying way too much for storage you can never fill. And you're paying every one of those bills. Remember when your hard drive...
Skip The Streaming Wars & Save a Bundle of Cash Today
Let the streaming wars begin! Disney's set to win this, hands down. Every kind in America knows Disney made a service and all the stuff they used to watch elsewhere is now exclusively there. "Mom, I'm signing up for the free trial." Declan knew the release date for...
Are You a Broke Teacher? Stop Spending Today!
Cure the "broke teacher" syndrome--starting...now! "Any teacher that won't give a kid a pencil shouldn't be teacher." Someone said that to me once, not long after I started my "no spend" policy. I was a broke teacher and figured the only way to stop being one was to...
Silly & Expensive School Supplies Teachers Require (are you one of “those teachers?”)
Are you one of "those teachers?" The one who requires students to have a thousand specialty school supplies? If you're a teacher-parent you know what I'm talking about. If you don't have kids yet and do in the future, you will soon. You'll get a back to school supply...
Stir Fried Rice for Pennies (without the MSG)
Stir fried rice is Chinese takeout for pennies. Take out is expensive and takes time to pick up. You don't need it. You can have this stir fried rice instantly. Rice is freezer friendly, so you can freeze any leftovers for this quick meal. I call this "recycled...
Low Carb & Lazy: One-Pot “Egg Rolls”
Who doesn't love an egg roll? Home cooks, that's who. I started making this recipe when I went keto for a year to test for health reasons. I had to be strict about it because it wasn't a weight loss diet (though that's a side benefit!) it was medical. So, I started...
Beef and Barley Soup
Beef, Barley, and Mushroom soup is a very simple soup for a cold day. I love to make beef and barley soup in the Instant Pot. This is an "I forgot to make dinner" meal or for one of those days when I've been doing my thing (I'm the vegetarian) and I really don't care...
Tasty Tomato Soup
WARNING: MY TOMATO SOUP IS NOT HEALTH FOOD But you can make the "wimpy version" if you want. It's healthy. This is a featured recipe on Fall Menu Week 2 INGREDIENTS A jar or two of crushed...
“I have no talent.” (What to Do with Utterly Boring, Talentless Human Beings)
A story about a kid with no talent... We were doing a project—teams working away, except for two kids. One was playing video games in the corner because everyone knows teachers can’t see or hear you when you hide in the corner. The other wasn’t hiding so much as not...