Tag Archives: saving money

Filet Mignon

By Erin | Published: December 29, 2010

Last night, we had filet mignon for dinner. They were two of the most perfect steaks I’ve ever eaten–cooked with nothing more than butter, salt, and pepper, in a cast iron skillet, on the stove and then in the oven (and then “rested” on a wire rack tented in tin foil). The perfect peppery crust [...]

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Confession

By Erin | Published: October 18, 2010

I have a confession to make: When I’m in the express checkout lane and the person in front of me obviously has more than ten items in her cart, I count them. Silently, of course. I try to be subtle about it, glancing around me and pretending that I’m not really counting the items in [...]

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Songs and Waffles and Charlotte, Oh My!

By Erin | Published: March 28, 2010

We got home last night at half past midnight, exhausted, and fell asleep as soon as the cats were fed and our teeth were brushed. Let’s back up. The past few days have been a whirlwind—fun, nearly every moment of them, but packed. Thursday, I got up early to clean the house, wash linens, make [...]

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Happy Black Friday

By Erin | Published: November 27, 2009

A new vacuum (that actually works–imagine that). A couple sweaters. And leopard-print heels. That’s better.

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A Post in Which I Find My Coupon Limit

By Erin | Published: November 10, 2009

Last week, I went to Harris Teeter for some after-vacation grocery shopping, and I had a freak-out moment in the freezer section. See, it’s triples week. Which means any coupon up to 99 cents is tripled (unless it happens to be a “DO NOT DOUBLE OR TRIPLE” coupon, which a surprising number seem to be, [...]

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