Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?”They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” When they heard it, they marveled. And they left […]
Frugality
Crockpot Roast
This is a very simple recipe which I serve as either just a roast or use to make a beef stroganoff. ~3 lb beef roast1 packet Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix (dry)1 can cream of mushroom soup or golden mushroom soup Place roast in the crock and cover with soup mix and mushroom soup. Cook […]
Saving on Electricity Continued
This recent article in the NY Times addresses the energy consumption of computers, the biggest culprit I tackled in saving electricity in my home. The article also mentions a neat device called Kill-A-Watt, something I have been wanting to buy to experimentally prove what gadgets in my home are energy-hogs. The reviews on Amazon will […]
Saving on Gasoline
With gas prices so high I was glad to find this article by Edmunds: What Really Saves Gas? And How Much? Edmunds actually tested the different theories of how to save on gas consumption and the results were interesting. I have tried to incorporate what I can. I have also heard that gas prices are […]
Saving on Electricity
About two months ago I decided to see if I could get my electricity bill down. One of the biggest changes I made was with our computers. We have a desktop and a laptop and both computers were left on all the time though they were in standby mode (which is less energy consumption than […]
Lowering Cable/Phone/Internet Bill
I got this idea from another website and it worked. We have a combined phone/internet/cable package through Verizon. The prices seem to have slowly crept up since the the initial starting package which is easy to just ignore. However, this is an area where you can use competition to your advantage. I noticed that another […]