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Saving a few bucks by cooking at home – 3 recipes to get started

My girlfriend and I tend to eat out at a lot of restaurants. Often times, its not much more expensive than buying all the ingredients and cooking for just two, but there are a few great meals that consistently save big bucks and taste awesome. Our favorites so far this summer:
1) Homemade bean soup – [...]

Be a tourist in your own city – Weekend on a budget

My birthday was a few months back and some friends bought my girlfriend and I Seattle City Pass tickets.  I’ve lived in Seattle quite a while so I’ve been to most of the standard attractions at least a few times, but the City Pass had an expiration date and it was quickly approaching so this [...]

Planning Ahead Can Save You Big Bucks

I’m guilty of wasting money.  It used to be that buying local meant supporting local business and encouraging entrepreneurship.  Today, with the dissapearance of the mom and pop shop and the proliferation of the big box stores, buying local just isn’t what it used to be. 
The main reason to buy local now is for convenience [...]