Clyde (the white cat) has to wake me up at least twice during each night to be fed. Why don’t I just shut the bedroom door? Because when I do shut the door and lock it he throws his weight on it over and over so annoyingly that it’s just easier to give in and…
Vegetable Chicken and Rice Casserole
My mom is a whiz at improvisation. The other night she was making chicken and rice casserole for dinner and realized she didn’t have any onion soup mix for it. Instead of making a special trip to the store or nixing the casserole altogether, she substituted the onion soup mix with a vegetable soup and…
Extreme Couponing Causes Store Backlash/Policy Changes
I’m sure many of you are familiar with TLC’s hit show Extreme Couponing, which features ordinary consumers getting the most bang for their buck by buying tons of groceries and paying little or nothing by using coupons. If you are a couponer, you may be interested to know that a recent article on The Consumerist found the…