This is a super simple recipe, and perfect if you are on a zero food waste challenge, since you can use most of the vegetables that are about to go bad on your fridge. I love quiche, which is a French dish that usually comes with a crust, like a pie. The problem is, the… Read more
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Zero food waste challenge update: reuse and repurpose to avoid getting bored.
I have been on a zero food waste challenge for about three months now, and while November and January have been going great, December was more complicated. BF came from Guatemala City with a big shop that he had done a week before so there were lots of apple and grapes (typical to eat around… Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 10-13
Happy Monday! I am guest posting today on Mo Money Mo Houses about the cost of having an extra room, check it out! With the 13 money resolutions for 2013 series, I haven’t given much of a Guatemalan update since the new year. So make yourself comfortable, this is a big one. A lot… Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 8-9 and cost recap
This is the eighth part about the (slow) conversion of the land I bought in Guatemala and my new life here, you can read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 and Part 7 if you missed them. Never miss another post by subscribing to my RSS feed! … Read more
What to do if there isn’t enough money?
During my first year of college, I had two majors, and taking an extra job on top was virtually impossible. My college town had about 40000 students and most seniors had trusted the rare jobs available, so when I arrived unprepared in September, I knew I had to rely only on my scholarship for that… Read more
Can cheap labor make you lazy?
Before I moved to Guatemala, I was looking at houses in the South of France. For the same price, I would have gotten a run down house, that I would have had to fix myself. There I was, daydreaming about my carpenter self, my mason self and my architect self. Yeah, sure. Most likely, I… Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 6
This is the fifth part about the (slow) conversion of the land I bought in Guatemala and my new life here, you can read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Part 4 and Part 5 if you missed them. Please also check my guest post on Young Adult Money called Kill your debt faster: how… Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 5
This is the fourth part about the (slow) conversion of the land I bought in Guatemala and my new life here, you can read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 if you missed them. As I write this, it is still the weekend, the house is quiet… Read more
How to save money on grocery shopping
I really don’t like to shop or go to the mall, but grocery shopping is the exception. I love it. I could spend an hour every day choosing fresh produce for my lunch and a new kind of cheese. My fridge and cupboards are probably stocked with enough to hold a siege for a… Read more
Spinach and leek pizza
My lovely BF loves meat. He can have a meal of just meat, with a side of more meat. The problem is, we live $20 worth of gas away from the supermarket, so I usually buy a LOT of vegetables that will go bad quite fast, and as part of my November zero food waste goal, I… Read more