Posted by admin on October 15, 2011 in cheap eats, everyday life with No Comments


In the past I drank a lot of pop and juice, but now that simply is not the case. It wasn’t a conscience decision on my part its that I figured water was healthier for me. A byproduct of me attempting to be healthy is that I noticed I save a lot of money by not buying soft drinks. I would say just at work I save about 20 dollars per month bringing water instead of buying pop. At home I still buy juice and have the occasional glass of kool-aid (I’m a big kid at heart) but lately I have noticed even the kids are getting in on the act. It always catches me off guard when I look over at the youngest drinking a glass of water instead of cherry kool-aid but it is happening more and more frequently.

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Hot Sausage and Peppers Sandwiches

Where I live (on the east coast), one of the cheaper main ingredients one can buy is sausage.  I can go to the store almost any week and get Italian sausage for 1.99 per pound.  All I need is a bag of rolls a large can of tomatoes, a couple of peppers, onion, garlic and olive oil and I have enough...

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Chips – First of all, snack chips are great additions to your children’s school lunches. But you can use them as more than snacks. You can also add them to dinner dishes like casseroles like Betty Crocker’s Chipotle Red Beans and Rice Casserole to give your dinner a little extra crunch. Pot...

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