A few years ago we reached a tipping point with unwanted phone calls. When the phone rang, it was usually a call we did not want to take: fundraisers punishing us for our previous gifts, pollsters, sales people, scammers. Then I came up with a solution that for a one-time cost of less than $25…… Continue reading Freakin’ Cheap: Eliminating Unwanted Phone Calls
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Freakin’ Cheap: Eliminating Unwanted Phone Calls
Posted Freakin’ Cheap: Eliminating Unwanted Phone Calls.
LED Light Bulbs
Bought LED light bulbs for my playroom, the space formerly known as my office. I’m saving almost a half kilowatt.
Afraid of Eggplant No More
This is the best time of year for eggplant (aubergines) in Minnesota. Several varieties of locally grown eggplant were available at my coop today, including usually hard-to-find Indian (“baby”) eggplant and a long, skinny Asian variety. I was set on making Eggplant Parmigiana, so I chose the most common type: the large, dark ones. Once…… Continue reading Afraid of Eggplant No More
Afraid of Eggplant No More
Posted Afraid of Eggplant No More.
Updating PC’s
Drippy weather + sprained leg = a good day to slow down and update our PC’s.
Freekin’ Cheap: Free Landline Phone Service
Google Voice and a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) adapter give us free dial tone on all our landline phones. Almost all calls within the US and Canada are free. International calls are near enough free. We use our home landline phones the same way we have always used them. People continue to call our…… Continue reading Freekin’ Cheap: Free Landline Phone Service
Freekin’ Cheap: Free Landline Phone Service
Posted Freekin’ Cheap: Free Landline Phone Service. We pay nothing for landline service.
Shopping at Macy’s
Wild, uninhibited spending on clothes ($144.97). I don’t need to go clothes shopping again until at least 2017.
Freshest Kale
The kale in our yard is looking pretty good, so I picked some for dinner.