I’ll double down on this, sometimes your school even has a credit union! Since I live in Boston, I know MIT has a credit union. They usually offer free checking, and sometimes the associated credit cards give you rewards you can turn into text book money.

Depending on the Indian Market, you can sometimes find garam masala as a whole spice blend that you can grind as needed. That said, good on you for going whole spice with your stuff, food’s tastier that way.

I’m from Boston and I have family in the GTA, so I’ve been on the 401 a few times, that road is massive! Like crazy big! How does it get so jammed up? The construction never ends. It’s like cruel sisyphean dark magic. The ‘burbs in Ontario are massive though.

My only speeding ticket was because I really badly needed to go to the bathroom.

mmmPoop!

This applies to dish soap as well. Crusted up dish soap is such a pain in the neck to clean up.

There’s another way this could happening... The IRS could have owed them refunds for all those years. And they’re just morons leaving money on the table.

As a millennial somewhere in the middle of the bunch, I didn’t do all the crazy stuff until I was in my twenties. The struggle to succeed (read: get employed in a job that can pay your bills and Student Loans without your parents) is getting kind of awful. Entry-level jobs are going to more experienced workers and pay…

Cortlandt Manor. So when things get particularly ugly at Indian Point... we would say that we live in interesting times.

I’m jealous you had access to power. We were charging things in the car. But considered ourselves fortunate, our heat and stove ran on gas that was slightly old-school and could be lit manually. So it was more like camping at home, until the trees were gone from the roads.

So I grew up in Westchester. My parents had the same opinion, but played along with me when I set up an emergency kit for them one spring break during college. 2 years later we get hit by Sandy and get stuck without power for a week and a half. Now they manage the emergency kit themselves. :)

For those of us who have already failed/reneged on this challenge, I would suggest picking another category of spending. I’m giving up household goods, clothing, shoes, skincare, and makeup.

I’ve had a lot of good luck finding “french” or “continental” a.k.a. small enough to conceivably fit in a pocket wallets with an ID slot, coin purse, and bill fold large enough to hold cash at Kate Spade. I just buy them 50% off or more. Here’s the latest tiny offering I am lemming over.

I recently ended up with a work machine that only has 4 USB-C ports. I thought I would loathe it. But I can plug everything into whichever port is available and everything can be right side up or down.

I just make meat, cheese, cracker, veggie bentos. Basically take any bento divide it into 4 sections and fill. Ideally you want a bento larger than 600ml if you are doing something like green salad for you veggie. But I’ve gotten away with smaller bentos for more compact veggies like olives. Remember, put a toothpick,…

They sell single stalks of celery and single carrots at Whole Foods and Walmart I think. :)

I have the same feeling about “Every breath you take” by the Police. Seriously people. If that is the song about your relationship, you shouldn’t be getting married.

My rice cooker has a “set when you want the thing done by feature” which is great for work and for breakfast.

I feel the same way about washing dishes and laundry. Renting an apartment with a dishwasher and washing machine(luxuries in my area) made me tremendously happier.

During grad school, my roommates and I actually ponied up the cash to get a housekeeper to clean our common spaces twice a month. It was the best money any of us actually spent. If you can’t spend equal amounts of time doing chores, you might be able to talk everyone into equal amounts of money added to the utilities…