Let’s talk for a minute or two about how to read labels. This is critical to your success as a healthy eater. Let’s use this label for bread as an example. Right here at the top is one place that manufacturers try to fool us into thinking their product is better for us than it [...]
Archive for March, 2010
30 Mar
what’s the deal with carbohydrates?
Carbohydrates (carbs) seem to be one of the current dietary evils. The thing is, our bodies need carbs to function well. Many foods fall under the “carbs” umbrella. We know that breads, pastas, cereals are there. What about fruit? Many veggies? Juice? Instead of cutting carbs out of your diet, cut out as many refined [...]
29 Mar
balancing nutrient intake
There are seemingly a zillion fad diets out there, all promising the best system to get you skinny as fast as possible. Unfortunately, while they might take off many pounds quickly, those pounds have a way of finding their way back, often times with friends. A diet needs to be a sustainable change in the [...]
28 Mar
Sunday update
I’m thinking that on Sundays, I’ll bring you all up to speed on how our modifications here have been going and get you ready for the upcoming week. The last time we saw our heroine (oh come on, it’s fun!), she was ditching paper products in the kitchen. We had a set of casual cloth [...]
27 Mar
I always lose, but what the heck
Mrs. Money over at The Ultimate Money Blog is having a drawing. Random entry gets $100. Want to get in on the drawing? Click here for details.
26 Mar
savings
[This week's theme is personal finance.] Because we’re both teachers, we do not receive paychecks in the summer. To make sure expenses are covered in the summer, we have a separate account at a local credit union. A few hundred dollars each pay is automatically taken from my husband’s check and put into the credit [...]
25 Mar
budgets: what worked for us
[This week's theme is personal finance.] We had a budget, sorted out by category. We failed somewhere every month. Most of the time, we made up for it somewhere else, but it never worked out the way it was supposed to, and I was constantly frustrated. I like things to work how they’re designed to [...]
24 Mar
the B word
Now that you have meticulously tracked your spending and know where all of your money is going, you can manipulate those numbers into a budget. (Isuppose, in theory, you could make a budget first on what you think you spend or what you’d like to spend.) Let’s first assume that you’re not spending more than you’re earning. Make [...]
23 Mar
where to trim?
[This week's theme is personal finance.] There are changes you can make to your small, daily spending to make a difference in our overall spend vs. save. These are separate from large purchasing decisions. Some suggestions on where you might be able to trim some fat out of your regular spending: If you eat out [...]
22 Mar
the most basic principle
[This week's theme is personal finance.] The most basic tenant of staying afloat (or better!) with your money is to make more than you spend. Or spend less than you earn. Either way works. In order for this to work for you, you need to know two things: how much you earn, and how much [...]
