Yogurt!! Whoah, my apologies for the excessive exclamation points, but I really really really love yogurt. When 17 year-old Thriftygal turned vegan, she reduced her dairy and/or egg consumption by one product every week. The very last non-vegan item she gave up was yogurt. It was also the very first food I ate coming back to vegetarianism a decade later.… Read More: Yogurt Recipe »
I’m working on crossing off Life Bucket List Item #3 – Learn to Cook Like Mom. I’ve tried more times than I can count to cross this sucker off, but now that I’m being a bit more meticulous about the process and thinking about what worked for me in the past, I feel like I’m finally… Read More: Tips on how to turn dreams into goals »
Here’s another recipe for Operation Learn to Cook Like Mom. These Indian dishes are full of yummy spices and are cheap to make. Also, they’re all vegetarian! I’m a big fan of chutneys. Add it to literally anything to make stuff spicy. Today’s chutney is a peanut and garlic creation that goes with everything from… Read More: Peanut Chutney Recipe »
I’m posting another recipe for “Operation Learn to Cook Like Mom.” Flavorful, vegetarian and cheap Indian food. ‘Nuf said. Today’s dish is the potato recipe that my family eats with Kadhi. Serves 4 Ingredients 3 medium-sized potatoes 2 medium-sized onions 2 chilies (or to taste) one sprig of curry leaves Spices salt to taste 1/4 tsp… Read More: Potato Bhaji Recipe »
I’m updating my financial independence charts, but this will likely be the second to the last time. I’m devising a new visual aid to track my expenses and hope to have a new system in place by the new year. As a reminder, here is where I stood at the end of October 2015. October 2015… Read More: Updating Thriftygal’s Charts – November 2015 »
I’m trying to cross off Life Bucket List Item #3 – Learn to Cook Like Mom. I’m posting my recipes here because these dishes are comically cheap. Comically. Shop at ethnic grocery stores if you can – they have much much much (much!) cheaper prices and a wider variety. If you don’t have an ethnic grocery… Read More: Thecha Recipe – A spicy, flavorful chutney »
This is another post in my series – “List of Items I Don’t Spend Money on That You Probably Do That Are Draining Your Net Worth!” I really need to find a better name for this series. Today’s post looks at cell phone plans. You may want to consider switching to Google’s new Project Fi. Let me say first… Read More: My new cheap cell phone plan by Google Fi »
In my admittedly (slightly) biased opinion, my mom is the single greatest cook on the entire planet. She grew up in a small town in the Indian state of Maharashtra and knows how to make an abundant array of tantalizingly delicious vegetarian foods from scratch. I’ve had “Learn to Cook Like Mom” on my life bucket list for more… Read More: Kadhi Recipe »
Forewarning, my dear reader, this article is not about finances. It fact, it almost runs counter to good finances, as it may entice you to spend more. I’m going to tell you about it anyway because it ended up being the best thing I ever did. In April 2015, I started a project I called, “Operation… Read More: How to make friends »
I think most of the advice I dispense is common sense. Spend less than you earn. Make plans. Set goals. Document the progress. For most people (me included), it’s tough to stay motivated. Here are some tactics I used to keep my goal in sight and my financial avatar galvanized. Tip 1: Email your future self… Read More: Motivation On Your Financial Journey »