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  According to the National Gardening Association, more than a third of U.S. households now grow some of their own food. While most people decide to garden as a hobby, the best part about this hobby is it can save...

If there’s one thing Brigette Petersen knows a bit about, it’s stretching a dollar – and an hour. The busy wife and mother of three knows what it’s like to look for the cheap and fast solution when it comes...

  Americans waste more food than any country in the world. The actual facts are shameful. Studies show that the average American Family of four throws away 40% of the food they purchase! That means almost half of what we...

  A study funded by the United States Department of Agriculture found that the average American wastes about one pound of food per day, or 225-290 pounds per year. This means that roughly 20% of all food put on the...

  As the days count down to retirement, we have spent countless hours looking at numbers, comparing expenses to expected income, and finding ways to make the most of our remaining years. While we won’t be forced to subsist, we...

Oh, how I used to dread Tuesdays. Trash day was Wednesday, and every Tuesday evening, after dinner, I would rummage through the fridge shelf by shelf, pulling mystery containers, bits of leftovers, and forgotten treats. I would sort through the...

Celebrate ‘Stop Food Waste’ Day by Learning the Best Way to Store Fruits and Vegetables This year April 27 is “Stop Food Waste” day. Studies show that 43% of wasted food in the United States comes from households. By making...

There’s a great new video up by Retired at 40 that you’re going to want to see. (If you don’t follow Retired at 40 on YouTube, the videos chronicle what a retired almost-40-year-old does all day while his wife is...