Health, Home, & Happiness

Benefits to shopping locally: Free pears

September 4, 2009 By Cara 1 Comment

ShareA benefit to shopping locally: The owners and employees start to recognize you. When I walked into our local health food store to get some more buckwheat, an employee saw me juggling both kids as we walked in the door (I stick out, and apparently look hungry~grin~) and asked if we liked pears. When I [...]

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Costco Shopping

June 22, 2009 By Cara 1 Comment

ShareI went into Costco on Saturday, list in hand. The list had 6 things on it, I came out with 15. Still kept it under $100, which before we started Dave Ramsey was unheard of. This was also helped by not buying meat this week, I bought a couple whole chickens, 3 packages of organic [...]

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Costco

May 27, 2009 By Cara 1 Comment

ShareDo you have a Costco where you live? I love our Costco, and it’s not even that big. The one we went to in California had power tools and stuff, no power tools here except a special display occasionally. But they seem to be getting more and more organic foods, which I love. I’ll share [...]

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