Here are mine:
- I gave up meat for Lent and ended up saving more than $100 because of it. Three cheers for broccoli!
- I hoard gifts through the year so that I don’t have to spend as much at Christmas. One of these days that brand new CamelPak is going to be the puuurrfect gift.
- I wash and reuse plastic bags (unless they had meat in them).
What about you?
The Money blog at Consumer Reports recently shared info about what to do when you get too deep into debt.
No joke! If you lost your job and health insurance you may be able to get free basic health care through Walgreens’ Take Care Clinics. The drugstore is offering free care through 2009 to existing patients who can prove they lost their jobs and health insurance on April 2, 2009 or later.
“People must have gone to the retail clinic for treatment of some acute condition – sinus infection, strep throat, urinary tract infection – before becoming unemployed to be eligible for free health services,” says a story in the Columbus Dispatch. “Spouses and other dependents are eligible for free services, too.”
There are Take Care Clinics in 32 cities across the country. None in LA, unfortunately. Find out more about the free health care, including eligibility.
The latest issue of ShopSmart magazine recommends three Chilean carmeneres, a varietal similar to merlot, that are $12 or less.
Fontera by Concha y Toro 2007 – approx. $5
Casillero del Diablo Reserve by Concha y Toro 2007 – approx. $10 (I’ve had this wine and it is pretty tasty)
Santa Rita Reserva 2007 – approx. $12
The magazine also recommends Terrunyo by Concha y Toro 2005 but it is approx. $28 a bottle.
