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Negotiating Superstar

Recently my son asked me for some money. This isn’t rare. He asks me for money on a regular basis.  He’s kind of greedy some days. This time, however, he asked what he can do to earn some money.  Now, since I live in Minnesota and have the dog and we had the sixth snowiest…

Slow Carb Diet: How to Avoid Going Bat-**** Crazy

I received an email recently, asking “what kinds of things are you eating so that you don’t go bat-**** crazy?” First, some background. On January 2, 2011, I started Tim Ferriss’s Slow Carb Diet and, as of 2/18/2011, I have lost 30 pounds. The first 11 or so were water weight, but I’ve still been…

6 Ways to Stretch a Meal

Image via Wikipedia You eat. Right? Sometimes, we have more money than month and wonder how we’re going to avoid going hungry at the end of the month.   When the grocery budget has run out and the cupboards are almost bare, how do you keep the kids fed? The secret is to keep some staple…

Crack

Image by Getty Images via @daylife I guess I’ve been feeling pretty domestic lately. This is the second food post in two weeks. I wonder what that means? It probably means I’m hungry. If I’m bringing a dessert to a potluck, or I need a dessert for a party, I bring crack. I’m absolutely sure…