Lets face it, we want money in order to improve all aspects of our quality of life. Financial security is only one part of it, other parts are just as important.
No reason to give up little pleasures, sometimes saving money and enjoying something of higher quality goes hand in hand.
Share your random small ideas for accomplishing both. Something creative and unexpected (not along the lines of "use a coupon on an already on sale can of soup").
I'll start with my latest little discovery:
I like Tea's Tea Lemongrass Green tea. I don't drink anything with sugar or sugar substitutes, so there are very few options besides water for a decent tasting non-alcoholic drink.
That tea is $1.75 a bottle in a grocery store and $1.99 in a convenience store.
So I looked up some videos on youtube.... and went shopping in Fairway.
Fresh lemongrass -- 1.99 a bunch
Fresh ginger root -- 50cents, even for organic
I already had some lovely organic green tea.
Making it was almost as easy as regular tea. (And I made one batch with ginger and one without -- not everyone loves ginger).
Just take out leaves of the lemongrass out, cut it up, bring it to a boil, than strain and make green tea with that water.
For ginger version I added some finely mint ginger for 2 minutes after it boiled, than strained.
For caffeine-free version, one can have just lemongrass/giner tea, without the green tea base. Not as good tasting, in my opinion, but very good if you have a cold, and is supposed to be calming.
And freshly made, it is a more potent and pleasant tea. Lemongrass has a lot of health benefits (and you know what is in your tea - real thing, not flavoring).
So while everyone says "make your own coffee", no one mentioned that great herbal teas can be made better and cheaper at home.
Cheaper AND better - post your ideas.
September 21st, 2011 at 07:20 pm
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Thanks for sharing! My daughter just drove past juicy-o and wanted a smoothie. At home, throw a handful of fresh strawberries, a ripe banana, and a splash of milk. Within a few minutes, a smoothie. And I should add that if I had purchased her one, everyone would want one - probably myself, so that would be 6 at $2.99 a pop.
September 22nd, 2011 at 04:12 am 1316664723
My favorite hot spice blend is a little shaker of shichimi togarashi. Dried powdered hot chili pepper, dried powdered orange peel, some ginger, seaweed, sesame seeds all powdered. I suppose I could make it myself, but it happens to be $1.79. Even just taking a whiff of it cheers me up.
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