So Kacie asked me how camping compares cost-wise to staying in a hotel, once you take into account cost of equipment. I thought this was an interesting question, so I thought I’d research it. I did the prices based on two people car camping with tents. By car camping, I mean that weight is not an issue because you will just be unloading it directly from your car to your campsite. I also determined “essentials” by our experience; everyone has…
I’m not a financial expert, and I don’t want this to be a financial blog. There are a lot of really great blogs out there that cover that topic, so there isn’t a need for mine to be one of them. :-) However, I have been wanting to write this post for a while. Some things we’ve learned, coming from average Joes who don’t always do everything right but not always wrong either. The Best Things We’ve Done 1. Lived…
So far this month has been a busy one for us! I keep waiting for things to die down, but they’re not. Paul and I have decided to do our own version of Owlhaven’s 30 Days of Nothing. For the month of September, we’re committed to only spending money on essentials. For us, it looks like: * No eating out. Buying our food from the grocery store, and making meals at home. We’re not curbing our grocery budget at all,…
Recently I saw this commercial on TV for a cell phone company: [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/PPM7L95oW3Y” height=”355″ width=”425″ /] I entitle this: “American consumerism in a nutshell”. If you can’t see the video, here is the scene: Two children are lounging in the living room, reading magazines. Their father comes in and informs them that he has taken advantage of a new cell plan and now they can do all sorts of stuff (text and pics) with their phones. The kids tell…
So with the price of oil going up, our gas bill has gone up, too. Around Christmas, we decided to turn off our heater and see how long we could last in our apartment without heat. We have been wearing two of everything on average, and sometimes even three sweaters. We have been huddled in front of the space heater, but I know that’s using electricity so I’ve been trying to conserve that as well. Thanks for the indoor/outdoor thermometer…