I swear that the food gods are looking down upon me and simply having the time of their life thinking up ways to torture me more with food each passing day…You will see what I mean in a moment. Yellow Cherry Plum Smoothie The day started off well with my usual morning smoothie, this time…
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Be sure to check the packaged deli meat aisle when you make your trip to Safeway for a Safeway “Buy 5 Save $5” coupon booklet: The booklet contains 6 coupons: $1.00 off 1 Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip $1.00 off 1 Ritz Toasted Chips $1.00 off 1 Kraft Dressing $1.00 off 1 Claussen Pickles $1.00…
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I made a decision today. I have been thinking about how I want to end the 100 days of this challenge. At first I thought it would be good to use the rest of the money I had and create some pretty impressive meals the last few days. Upon further reflection, however, it seemed like…
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I have been seriously considering whether to continue with this challenge or end it at 100 days taking into account the many comments that all of you have made. One of the things I have been experimenting with is buying for the food banks as part of Penny Experiment while at the same time as…
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I gave up three days worth of food for a girl today — and not just any girl, but my former high school love. If you have ever faced the situation where you were going to meet an old high school flame that you haven’t seen in years, you already know exactly what I was…
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I can tell as this challenge goes on, I am getting lazy with the couponing. The good news is that I am able to do so because I have been able to stay well below the $1 a day goal. Some might think that this is bad and I should be focusing on getting better…
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If you do not take a daily walk, I would highly recommend that you do. It is amazing how much better I feel and how much more energy I have when I am able to take my morning walk compared to days when I miss it. I have found that this challenge has shown me…
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A bit of inspiration on a far too busy day when I ended up running into a lot of naysayers… We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot…
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One of the things I hear people complain the most about is that there are never any coupons for organic food. They do exist, but it is still more difficult to find them than other coupons. I have 15 coupon organic coupon booklets to give away. The coupon booklet contains the following coupons (all coupons…
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Hitting the last 10 day mark before reaching 100 days of eating well on $1 a day, I need to make some big decisions. I have enough food that I could easily last these last 10 days without buying anything and end the 100 day milestone at just over $0.50 a day, but that would…
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