Tag: money-saving tips
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For Your Wallet’s Sake…
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: If not for any other reason, learn to cook and menu plan for your wallet’s sake. So you hate cooking. But maybe, just maybe, your LOVE of money slightly outweighs your HATE of cooking. Let’s face it – The majority of us are middle class and will STAY…
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Ch-Ch-Ch-Chimichurri
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: Ch-Ch-Ch-Chimichurri Man, I wish I knew what the heck Chimichurri WAS 10 years ago (and that you could FREEZE it.) A lot fewer 1/2 bunches of parsley would have ended up in the garbage. I buy dry spices majority of the time, but occasionally I will buy fresh…
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Download Your Grocery Store’s App
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: Download your grocery store’s app. I primarily shop at one grocery store chain and Costco. Kings has better selection and prices on the types of organic foods I buy than their competitors. Period. So it makes sense for me (and anyone who shops primarily in one grocery store)…
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Get to Love Leftovers!
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: If you’re a Hater, Get to Love Leftovers! Ok, typically, I don’t like leftovers. Many meals do NOT reheat well, plus I’d just prefer to have something fresh every night. But HELLO, I hate cooking, and my hate far outweighs my need to have something new every single…
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Menu Planning. Get On It.
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: Menu planning. Get on it. Yes, Haters, I’m talking to YOU. It’s not as fancy as it sounds, I swear. It just means deciding what you’re going to eat for dinner for the upcoming week, buying the stuff, and cooking it before it rots in your fridge. Even…
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Spice Packets
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: Spice Packets! So maybe you’re a cooking newbie. Or maybe you want to branch out a little, but don’t want to buy $20 worth of various Mexican spices. A rookie mistake is to spend money on spices that you buy for one recipe and never use again. That’s…
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Start a Dinner Club
Hate cooking? Or maybe you’re just new at it and don’t know where to begin? Start a “dinner club” with a few friends! There’s this saying, “Too many hands spoil the stew”, but when you hate cooking and/or are new at it, I say “many hands make light work!” Sure, you can only fit so…