October 2008

NY Times: Saving money is the new black

by Andi on October 19, 2008

in money

Well, here’s another reminder to thank my mom for teaching me home economics, how to create a budget and shop within it. But for those who missed out the New York Times article, Thriftiness on Special in Aisle 5 explains how stores are stepping up to teach shoppers how to cut their spending. Home economics, [...]

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Make It: The Office Pumpkin Stencils

by Andi on October 18, 2008

in projects

Oh yeah! A Kevin from The Office stencil for pumpkin carving! The only thing better would be one of Stanley! How Stuff Works has a nice photo tutorial on how to use stencils for pumpkin carving and what tools to use. This the technique my friends use for their pumpkins last year [Pumpkin Carving in [...]

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Do What You Love!

by Andi on October 17, 2008

in life

Recently via Facebook, I caught up with a college friend, Colin, who I enjoyed being around for his awesome sense of humor. Once, he told me when his younger sister was born, he suggested they call her Candy. Their last name is Barr. That story still makes me giggle! I knew from our alumni newsletter [...]

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Pizza Pot Pies

by Andi on October 16, 2008

in food

I took Giada De Laurentiis’ Pizza Pot Pies and gave them a singleton treatment, by using my newly acquired and adored Pyrex serve & store dishes rather than six ramekins (because I do not own those), using jar tomato sauce, instead of making my own and chicken breast marinated in Italian dressing instead of a [...]

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Yesterday, my friend and I went antiquing at the last Second Sunday of season and picked up a few True Story magazines, a hatchery receipt booklet,and a Garbage Pail Kid card. Then, we went to the Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum for the Cruise In Car Show to see the vintage hearses and classic cars. [...]

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how much is a pound of coins worth?

by Andi on October 11, 2008

in money

Megan at notmartha asks how much is a pound of coins worth? and then proceeds to give an interesting numbers breakdown of the coin jar since they decided to skip Coinstar and roll the coins themselves. Back in March 2006, I posted about convincing my dad to bank his rainy day rolled coins and open [...]

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