Comments on: Goal Update for February

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:57:42 +0000

I missed out on your Haiti fundraiser—we moved in the beginning of January and I got way behind on reading my blogs. How wonderful you were able to make such a big donation!! My son and I had discussed it (it was hard to keep the disturbing images in the paper away from him, but I wanted to him to know that people needed our help) and we donated to Unicef.

By: Emily on the Southern Prairie

Emily on the Southern Prairie — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:01:54 +0000

I have also been de-cereal-ing my life! My current favorite not-cereal is — and I know this sounds weird but work with me here — is whole wheat couscous. I cook a few cups and then eat it with berries and vanilla soy milk all week for breakfast. Filling, healthy, cheap, no weird additives!

By: danyel

danyel — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:33:38 +0000

can you tell me about your oatmeal process? I’d love to wake up to breakfast. How many ppl are you feeding with it? I’m the only one here who will eat it… I wonder if it’s worth it. Maybe I should get a smaller crock (2nd hand of course).

Thanks,

By: vanessa

vanessa — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:19:36 +0000

Eating non cereal breakfasts is great. I don’t think people realise how expensive cereal is per gram or they wouldn’t buy it.

By: Makenzie

Makenzie — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:27:24 +0000

ING is awesome!! We have several little savings accounts with them too!

By: simplymichele

simplymichele — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:53:53 +0000

I love putting my oatmeal in the crockpot the night before with apple pieces or applesauce and a little cinnamon and brown sugar. Of course, it does make it harder to get back to sleep if I wake up in the middle of the night…………

By: Frugal Dreamer

Frugal Dreamer — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:54:56 +0000

Wow. $300 to help Haiti?? That is AWESOME!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:15:53 +0000

It is so nice to see when goals are paying off. I’m so glad you post about this stuff. It has really inspired me. One of my goals this year is to “watch every penny”. I don’t do quicken, but have been keeping every receipt in a tin. Before they go in the tin, I highlight things that I could have done without. This reminds me that I could be spending even less. My grocery bills are under $100.00 a week, and I don’t feel like we are lacking in any way. So that’s a huge plus.

An even bigger payoff occurred when I realized that a local pizza chain added a $63.00 tip to my purchase. Yes, I had the receipt (3 weeks had passed). Not only did I get my $63.00 back, but another 20 in free pizza the next time we order. Woo Hoo. Actually, I don’t even want to take advantage of that – I was so irked by the whole situation.

But, to stay on topic – Thanks, thanks, thanks, Kristen. The little things you do are making a big difference for me.

By: Jil

Jil — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:42:06 +0000

Great info!

By: thriftygal

thriftygal — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:59:54 +0000

Congrats on the non-cereal breakfasts! My daughter is still on infant cereal, but when she gets older, I’m going to go the preemptive route and not even store any cereal at home. I also used to ‘indulge’ in the cereals like coco-puffs during my college days, but later learned how much sugar they contained. The convenience was just not worth it. Now I eat oatmeal (not the instant kind which is quite expensive!) and actually can’t wait to start my day with it. You can add a lot of variety to your oatmeal just by by changing your toppings.