Cable tends to take a sizable chunk of your monthly budget - anywhere from $50-$200. And let's face it, as much as we all tend to thing so, cable television is not a necessity. But there are ways to catch your favorite episodes - and a few movies - without paying for cable. All you need to have is an internet connection.

Parents Insight Network is currently recruiting moms & dads with children under 3, and pregnant women to join their panel of product testers. You have the chance to test products, and participate in interviews by phone (or in person) and focus groups. I

Did you read my recent review on Chocomize chocolates? (If If not, make sure to check out the review !) Chocomize makes it possible to create your own custom chocolate bar; choose from three different types of chocolate and create a combination from over 80 ingredients. It's truly a unique, fun, delicious gift!

This was originally posted February 11, 2009, but I thought it was so helpful I decided to edit it a bit and post it again this year for those of you who missed it. This year, I seem to be having a hard time coming up with an idea of something to do for my husband for Valentine's Day. I've been reading a lot of blog posts lately in an effort to come up with an idea he would love, but nothing seems to really fit my husband.

Best Deal Magazines is offering 15 issues of Family Circle for $4.29. Use coupon code PXCJ214 for an extra 15% off, making it only $3.65 You can also get 6 issues of Taste of Home magazine for $4.69. Use coupon code WKLYSPEC for 20% off, making it $3.76. I subscribe to both these magazines and highly recommend the

These are the best free budget templates around - mostly from fellow personal finance bloggers! How awesome is that? ;) I have to put mine at the top, of course, but ANY of these have the potential of working well nicely! Remember, none of these budgets are perfect, but you can tweak & edit and use the one that's the most perfect for YOU. So here they are, the best

Those of you who’ve been reading here for a while will recognize the bones of today’s post. When I first posted it here, I used some old pictures from my original food-waste blog. Since then I’ve learned to post larger pictures and my camera equipment and skills have improved a bit.

I will be the first to admit that I LOVE television and movies. I have been an avid TV-watcher since I was a kid. To this day, I can still remember the schedule for my favorite show, a cartoon called Doraemon, when I was 6 years old and living in Japan - Friday nights at 7:00 on Channel 10. Despite being a pretty intelligent kid — I read a lot and got good

(Note:  This recipe will be unnecessarily picture-heavy, since I’m dearly in love with my new camera lens.  If you read me on dial-up, you might want to stop reading and come back tomorrow.) This is a recipe I’ve been making since I was a teenager.  It’s from an old

I know-this post has been a long time coming! After my many posts about my painted freecycle furniture, lots of you asked for a tutorial on painting and I’m finally getting around to it.  While I’m not a professional painter and my paint jobs aren’t perfect, I hope this post will be helpful to you. Before I start, though, I should probably