What are some ways to lower electric bill and go green ?What are some ways to lower electric bill and go green ?

What books do you recommend for increasing financial intelligence?I’ve just read Rich Dad Poor Dad and Rich Dads Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki. In these books Robert talks about the
importance of financial intelligence. Which books do you recommmend which can help me increase my financial inteligence
as prescribed by R. Kiyosaki. I’m not really good with [...]

Great Depression Cooking Episode:2 – Egg Drop Soup
91 year old cook and great grandmother, Clara, recounts her childhood during the Great Depression as she prepares meals from the era. Learn how to make simple yet delicious dishes while listening to stories from the Depression.
In this episode Clara makes Egg Drop Soup and remembers a story [...]

Money-saving tips for the middle class Part 1: Transportation

Unless you work from home, transportation is a necessity. But it need not be expensive.

You don’t need three cars. You probably don’t even need two cars. And you could likely get by with no car at all, especially in the city. If you live in a [...]

Money-Saving Tips for the Middle Class – my take on the “depression”
I’m not really feeling the disastrous effects of the “depression” that we’re experiencing.  Yes, things are tight, but for someone like me, they’re always tight.  In the news, I keep seeing all these sob stories about comfortable white people feeling sad because now they [...]

Kitchen Tip #1 – time-saving onionsTo make onions easy to deal with (and take advantage of sales, especially on specialty onions like vidalias), chop several onions at once, then freeze for later use. Do the same with carrots, broccoli, and other like veggies.
Thanks to xandert and Morguefile for the photo.

Quick Kitchen Tip #2 – Save money by stretching your meatIf you stretch your meat with pasta, potatoes, veggies, etc. you can buy even expensive cuts of meat and fish with relatively little cost. Most Americans (and people in other developed countries) eat too much meat anyway, and need more fruits and vegetables in their [...]