From the category archives:
For beer lovers, this may be a golden age for American craft beer. Just 30 years ago, there were only 44 breweries in operation in the USA, producing nearly 200 million barrels of beer per year. The number of barrels produced hasn’t increased much in 2012… but the number of breweries has skyrocketed to 1,600! [...]
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Boston’s Winter Restaurant Week is upon us again!
This delicious week (which, in response to diner’s feedback, is actually 2 weeks this year) is presented by The Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau and runs from March 18-23 and 25-30. 200+ establishments offer some of the area’s best dining at a much more affordable price than we’re [...]
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The following is a guest post from Anthony Jones.
With one sports season about to end and another set to begin, even the best of fans can’t always find the dough to make it to cheer on their team in person. But did you know there are ways around those high ticket prices? To help give [...]
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Stop & Shop trip #1
Date: Sunday, March 4th
Total: $110.28
Target trip #1
Date: Thursday, March 8th
Total: $6.11
Stop & Shop trip #2
Date: Sunday, March 10th
Total: $126.74
As you can see from the breakdown above I have spent $243.13 on food so far this month. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but compared to last month I’d say I’m doing pretty darn [...]
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Everyone loves a fresh start right? The clocks have been changed, the weather is warming up, and it’s time to start the spring cleaning. So why not use this renewed energy as a push to live a more frugal lifestyle? I’m not saying to flip your life upside down overnight and start sacrificing everything in [...]
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The following is a guest post by Christine Kane.
If you are anything like me, you could go through a book a day. Classics, thrillers, fiction or non-fiction; it doesn’t really matter as long as you’ve got words in front of you. But how do you keep up with your book fetish without breaking the bank? [...]
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Why is saving money so difficult?
There are a million reasons out there, but for me it’s because choosing to save money means choosing to delay gratification. Like the average human-being I want instant gratification. It’s easy, it feels good (at the time) and it requires no self-discipline.
Lately I have been trying harder than ever to avoid [...]
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Like almost everyone, I am always looking for a way to cut monthly spending.
Recently, I was comparing my budget versus what I actually spend and I realized that a bulk of it, besides bills, is spent at the grocery store.
After going through all the receipts from February, I calculated that we spent $619.84 at the [...]
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I’m a pretty odd shopper… I think. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I’m a cheap bastard, but I do like to find deals on the things I need. I also don’t mind spending the time to find that deal, or even waiting for a better time to purchase something in particular. [...]
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This is a series following my experience tracking my expenses through January. I’m exploring this cash flow management technique with an eye towards what it feels like to write down every single time I spend money. It’s not that people don’t know how to track their expenses (the nuts and bolts are not particularly difficult), [...]
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