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Since writing my original Top Ten Tips for Living on a Budget, I've really honed in on the budget and we're significantly closer to financial freedom than we were nine months ago! We've come a long way since that post and I am nearly student loan and debt free, with a complete goal of being debt free by January 1st, 2020, I decided to round up another set of ten tips to help you pinch pennies and put some money aside when you feel like you're already stretched thin.
1. Fill Your Tank.
So I actually did the math on this one and on average I was stopping for gas and putting about a quarter tank in every other day, that's about $60, where as when I fill the tank on Sunday for $40, I know it will last me to the next Sunday. By filling up completely once a week, for whatever reason I don't need to get gas as much, I'm sure there's some sort of car science behind it but I'll live in my happy oblivion and just cherish the money saved.
2. Join Loyalty Programs.
I'm not talking store credit cards, I'm talking free programs like the Cumberland Farms SmartPay, CVS Extra Care Rewards, and Price Chopper Fuel Advantage. With an email address and smartphone you can start saving money on stuff you always buy. With Cumberland Farms Smart Pay you get ten cents off of every gallon of gas, and after 50 gallons, you get a free coffee or soft drink. It doesn't seem like much, but with the fluctuating gas prices, it really is a godsend and it's as easy as using the smartphone app to pay for gas and in store purchases, plus they throw you rewards on the random just for being a member. I've preached about CVS in my couponing article, but recently thanks to their rewards program, extra care bucks, and a killer sale, I bought two packs of Huggies diapers for a total of $9.40 (originally on sale for 2/$20), and if that doesn't sell you on shopping there and saving some serious cash I don't know what will. The Price Chopper Fuel Advantage program is a free program that rewards you in money off of gas by purchasing groceries, coming with some sweet coupon perks and sales pricing in store, it's worth the extra tag on the key chain.
3. Downsize Where You Can.
As I've mentioned before, we're accidental minimalists and we are loving it! We cut out the extra stuff we didn't need, we downsized our living space, and honestly the only thing we've lost is an unnecessary amount of clutter and materialistic things. We have one car between the two of us because that's what makes sense for our family, and financially that helped us tremendously. We're lucky because we have the schedule and resources to downsize, but obviously for some people that's not always the case, but even if it means cutting out that gym membership you never use or finally saying goodbye to cable, take a quick peek at your monthly subscriptions and see where you can maybe trim the fat from the spending.
4. Learn to Cook the Good Stuff.
Since we started hardcore towards our financial freedom trail, take out and dining out have been something we try to avoid. (Listen, no ones perfect but we have definitely decreased the pizza budget.) It's one thing to learn to cook at home, but when you're craving some crab Rangoons and hot and sour soup but can't justify spending the $30 on Chinese take out and frozen food just won't do it, you get pretty desperate. Thanks to the good ol' internet, I've learned to cook pretty well in the past few months, from homemade Chinese food to Fried Pickles, I've learned a lot of what we pay mucho dinero for in a restaurant can be made pretty easily at home, and I don't have to wear shoes or a bra to eat it, so that's always a plus.
5. Laundry Pods.
I can't take the credit for this one since it was all my in laws idea, but for a while we we're cruising through a loooot of liquid laundry detergent, so they decided to switch over to laundry pods and suddenly a $8 package of laundry pods can get us well through a months worth of laundry, where normally we'd pick detergent up once a week. The idea behind why the laundry pods are budget friendly is quantity control, instead of throwing three caps of detergent into the washer at once (guilty… sorry friends) you simply toss one pod in per load and you're cruising. It eliminates excessive usage when you don't need it, limiting waste and allowing for more laundry to be done for what you spend on detergent.
6. Sleep!
How does sleeping effect your ability to budget better and save money? It eliminates the need for on the go pick me ups, kills you're want for that donut, makes you way less cranky and willing to breakdown you're budget over pick me up purchases (those therapeutic target trips… again guilty.) and you feel overall better. Self care is a detrimental part of being successful in literally every aspect of your life, so take the time to get some proper shut eye!
7. Save the Coins.
Recently I cleaned out my car and gathered all my change into a little tupperware container in the center console, I haven't counted it yet, but anytime I spend any cash at all, I put the coins into my wallet and then right into my little container and it is growing into quite the hefty fund. On those days when I absolutely can't avoid fast food (ya gurl gets hangry when she's eating for two) I simply reach into my little change compartment and use that to pay for my on the road splurges. Save your coins in a convenient place where you can see where they add up and use them to supplement your regular spending, or save up and cash them in. Quite literally every penny helps.
8. Drink from the Tap.
We are so fortunate to live in a city that has pretty good tap water, and by carrying around a reusable water bottle, I have circumvented the "holy crap I'm dying of thirst in the middle of Walmart" scenario where I cave and bump up the budget by the however much my spur of the moment drink choice is. Also I have never been a person to buy a case of plastic water bottles since it just seems so wasteful, but water has so many health benefits we're stupid not to drink it.
9. Get Creative with Leftovers
If you're serious about saving money then you have to learn to eat the leftovers without complaining, and nothing says a successful remake than getting creative with you're cooking. Taco meat leftovers turn into taco salads, tortillas can be made in quesadillas, and any rice and beans I'll just eat two hours later because I love some good Spanish rice. Chili can go great on top of tortilla chips as nachos, or throw it in an omelet for a delicious and hearty breakfast. Anything can be made into a new meal if you try hard enough, and luckily for me, I had not only my moms expert leftover cooking skills to follow in line with, but my mother in laws as well. Strong independent women know how to serve last nights dinner as tomorrows lunch without batting an eye.
10. Whats Old is New Again.
Do yourself a favor, every few months when you're feeling blah about your wardrobe or your living room just isn't how you visioned it in your dreams, rearrange the crap out of it. Take all your clothes out and refold them, reorganize that bureau and find all the hidden gems you forgot you had because they were buried in the back of your drawers. Move the couch, change out the position of the coffee table, and rearrange those throw pillows, heck swap the throw pillows for a different blanket you had in the linen closet and watch the feel of the room change completely. Before you decide to go buy a bunch of new stuff because you're feeling blah, try and move stuff around to put new life into it. Feeling crafty? Dry upcycling or DIYing your way into a new stylish shirt or decorative throw rug. You can't teach an old dog new tricks, but you can always give him a good bath and blow dry.
I know it doesn't seem like much but when you're biggest goal in life is financial freedom, even the smallest of changes and shortcuts can help you to reach your goal. We're getting closer everyday to our financial goals and hopefully with these creative and somewhat goofy tips, you can eventually get there too.

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Letter from MRC President Brent Bozell to ABC News President Ben Sherwood
Mr. Ben Sherwood
President, ABC News
7 West 66th Street
New York, NY 10023
Dear Mr. Sherwood,
The news media need to be reporting on documented instances of anti-Semitism at the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) Movement. On October 21 of this year, Media Research Center's Joe Shoffstall interviewed an OWS participant, who said: 'The Jews commit more white collar crime than any other ethnic group on the earth, and they go unprosecuted because they can buy their way out of it. When the Jew gets caught, they will pay a civil penalty. So, in America, Jews commit more white collar crime. Whenever there's a billion dollar fraud, there's a Jew involved."
This is not the first time this has happened. There have been other documented examples of anti-Semitism at these Occupy Wall Street events. But thus far the national networks are turning a blind eye to them.
On the other hand, the networks have been obsessed with alleged racist smears by members of the tea party, and this includes ABC News. On March 20, 2010, during a segment of ABC's World News, David Muir reported: 'And now we turn to late word from Washington tonight about just how ugly the crowds gathered outside the Longworth Office Building had become. We learned that as Congressman Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri was leaving his office, someone in the crowd spit on him. There are also reports of racial and homophobic slurs, one targeting Congressman John Lewis, the famous civil rights champion....'
Let's be clear: These allegations have never been corroborated, and there's not a scintilla of video or audio evidence to back them up. But still it qualified as news for ABC.
Now we have Occupy Wall Street and real, documented evidence of anti-Semitic slurs coming from an OWS participant. You cannot maintain you didn't know it, the video is here: http://mrctv.org/videos/occupy-wall-street-protester-rants-against-jews
ABC must report this. If you choose not to, your network will be guilty of a glaring double standard: reporting baseless accusations of racism coming from the Tea Party as news; but not reporting documented evidence of anti-Semitism coming from the OWS crowd. If you choose not to report this you are deliberately covering up an act of anti-Semitism.
We have the full video of this incident. Just call us if you would like to see it.
L. Brent Bozell III
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Roast chicken with vegetables is one of my all-time favorite "quick" dishes. You can prepare the entire meal ahead of time, place it in the fridge and then pop in the oven when you want to cook dinner. The leftovers are fantastic for lunch the next day and you can make homemade chicken stock (aka: bone broth) with the carcass.
In my cooking videos, I'm focusing on the basics for you because if you can get those covered, then your time in the kitchen can be more productive and less stressful. If you'd like to be notified when I post new cooking videos, click over to the Deliciously Organic YouTube page and make sure and click on the red "subscribe" button on the bottom left of the video. I hope you enjoy today's recipe where I show you just how easy roast chicken can be!
Here's a list of all of the tools, pans, etc. I used in this video:
Large Cutting Board
8-inch Chef's Knife
16×22 Sheet Pan (I only use these with parchment paper since it's made with some aluminum)
Small Copper Pot (I've had this little pot for at least 15 years and love to use it to warm butter and other oils)
All-Clad Lasagna Pan (this is the pan I used with the 2nd roasted chicken that I pulled out of the oven. This pan is much cheaper than their "roasting" pan and it's perfect for all of my roasting needs)
Parchment Paper
Oven Mits
Roast Chicken and Vegetables Recipe
Serves 4-6
For the Chicken and Vegetables:
4 large carrots
4 large yukon gold potatoes (or sweet potatoes for Paleo)
2 large red onions, cut into wedges
1 (4-5 pound) organic chicken
4 tablespoons ghee, bacon fat, lard or tallow
1 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
1/2 teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and adjust the rack to the middle position. Place the vegetables on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and then make well in center. Set the chicken in the middle of the pan breast-side up. Tuck the wings underneath and tie the legs with twine. Brush the chicken and vegetables with ghee (bacon fat, lard, or fat of your choice). Roast the chicken and vegetables for 1 1/2 hours, or until breast temperature is 160 degrees F. Remove from the oven and let the chicken sit for 20 minutes before serving.
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Though I know, I would not be able to do any justice to the beautiful experience I have had during my pregnancy but still, I will put in my best. To begin with, my personal experience has been like an ocean to me, till today Our Angel does something new every day to surprise us.
Our Journey started itself in a very mystic way, Dr. Sobti too believes that the Angels inside chooses everything for themselves, so did ours. Our Angel wanted 'The Best for her' so she mystically introduced us to her gynaecologist in our 3rd month of pregnancy. Anonymously, we receive a WhatsApp message advertising "There is a Virtue Baby event happening at IIC, Lodhi Road & Sister Shivani is the keynote speaker." We went for the Event just for Sister Shivani; there we heard very different yet engrossing researches & studies done over Pregnancy by Dr. Sobti.
The initial gynaecologist, whom I was consulting, was just a gynaecologist to me & I always used to be fearful & anxious about my baby inside, so much so that whenever I had my appointments I used to have high BP recordings. Obviously, that is not the kind of relation you want with your gynae so I decided to go in for a second opinion with the Dr. our Angel had introduced us to & when I consulted Dr. Sobti, I could instantly connect with her (I still remember those Elating Goose Bumps). As Expected, she turned out to be a friend, philosopher, and guide, in the truest sense & not just a Doctor.
I joined her in my 4½ month of pregnancy, by then I had already started to inculcate all the knowledge that I had from "The Virtue Baby Event".
Throughout our pregnancy, we used to talk to our Angel in the womb about every single thing. Our Playtime was fixed with her and she always responded back as if she knows what game we are playing. My husband used to give me a massage on my baby bump & we used to call it her "Teil Time", she used to react the same way always & kicked at the exact same area where we were massaging her or she wanted us to massage her.! Naughty she was in there & out here too, she shows the same trait(s) every day, very evidently. Sometimes, we even wonder whether we are playing with her or she is playing with us…
Dr. Nitika told me that soon I will get to know about my baby is sleeping timings. One day, I was at my mother is place & she wanted to feel the baby's movement(s). I knew at that point of time my baby is sleeping & would not move. She didn't listen & tried her best to feel the movement, but disheartened. Suddenly an idea strikes me and I shout "Baby, Teil-Time" and believe me immediately she reacted & kicked. My mother was stunned and I relished our strong bond & the connection within. Little-Little incidents, I used to share with my family members too, some believed & some did not. Some even said, "Probably you have developed a strong and beautiful bond with your unborn baby."
Deep Conversations with the baby was also a regular affair for us regarding anything & everything be it food, trips, clothes, colors, situations etc. But during my personal share of time with the baby, I used to discuss how we are going to create our personal Moment of love when in labor. I discussed with her - How she will come into this world, how I will behave & how things would be in labor room & how she should smile and greet everyone once she is welcomed into this beautiful world by her Dr. Aunty, nurses & family members.
The Mindful Eating played its role well since I had gestational diabetes, I was told that diabetic diet does not allow any pizzas or garlic bread at all, but I used to crave heavily for them. So, I creatively used the knowledge shared by Sister Shivani to meditate before eating anything, meditating & energizing the food, stating that my sugar levels would not get high post consuming the food & after an hour of eating, I used to do my blood test and surprisingly, many times, the results were recorded to be so low & acceptable that I could even add some sweet dish or mangoes and my endocrinologist Dr.Gera who used to scold me just like a mother while taking strict care of my diet did not come to know about this little cheating of mine.
Meditation played the most vital role in my life, pregnancy & post-preg too, keeping me really strong throughout. These Bollywood people have already created & continue to create a lot of fear, anxiety & negativity among us all, as per their concept every pregnancy have to have some complication, miscarriage & have to go through a lot of unbearable pain. But let me assure you, there is nothing like that. My labor was nearly painless & to my surprise, my Angel remembered each & every detail I had shared with her, when in the womb. Believe you me; my daughter literally came into this world the exact way I had discussed with her. I even remember Dr. Ankita is reaction, so surprised & stunned as to how suddenly the baby showed up so early & in a majestically unexpected way.
Even during My Labor of Love - Initially I was not ready as to on what scale the contractions are going to come but once Dr. Nitika entered the room & asked me to have an eye contact with her, I felt so empowered that my mind went completely silenced & I was blindly following the instructions Dr. Nitika was giving me. I believe through meditation my mind got so much trained that while I was in labor, my sub-conscious mind took charge over me & I could deliver very smoothly & miraculously, that the Doctors & max team knows me by my delivery now.
The most beautiful thing I had shared with my Angel was now to be witnessed; I used to talk to her in 'Her Palace Womb' that "As soon as you will come out, you will see your doctor aunty so just smile & greet her, then to all the nurses, then to your Maapaa and then to all the family members whoever comes to see you." I was so drained out that I didn not get the chance to ask her Dr. Aunty whether she smiled or not but to our utmost surprise, 90% of our family members did mention, "Your baby greeted us with a smile, she is friends with us already".
I shared my experience(s) with my real sister who was also expecting but used to stay much occupied being a lecturer at SRCC, hardly getting time to interact with her unborn child. Post attending an event of Virtue Baby at Dr. Nitika is Residence & hearing my experience there, she also started taking out time in talking to her Angel most of the things but in one of the things she actually acted way smarter than me & discussed with her Angel how their 'Labour of Love' would be like.
She very smartly talked to her baby every day that they will welcome their child with a normal delivery & not a C-Sec. She also conditioned her baby saying "Baby, please make sure you're out with us in just 2 hours of contractions."
When she got admitted at 12 in the night, was induced with 1 bottle of drip, Nothing Happened! Then 2nd drip was induced, Nothing Happened! Then came in a sweep & a tube but again nothing happened. Her water bag was ruptured & then finally at 1050hrs she started getting some contractions with a result that at 1320hrs 'Her Baby Angel was in her hands'. Magical Indeed! These ultimate divine souls along with Virtue Baby concept just create a magic & give our respective journeys a beautiful meaning.
All these know-how & evidence make me feel so elated. I actually witness my little angel sleeping so peacefully every day while listening to the same songs & bhajans I used to listen all the time while carrying her & Her acceptance of 'Hanuman Chalisa' as her favorite sleeping lyrics makes it even more wonderful..! Isn't the use of this knowledge so beautiful?
Anyway while concluding; I would want to heartily thank Dr. Nitika Sobti & her team for making our journey(s) truly incredible and worthwhile. Further wishing & also quite sure that the time is not very far when Dr. Nitika Sobti will be amongst top three Gynaecologists in town enriched with name, fame, blessings & continued prosperity. Also her project "Virtue Baby" will be super successful and further would succeed in encouraging many more expecting parents around the globe.
Many Thanks!


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Back in November, before most grasped just how serious the collapse in crude was (and would become, as well as its massive implications), we wrote "How The Petrodollar Quietly Died, And Nobody Noticed", because for the first time in almost two decades, energy-exporting countries would pull their "petrodollars" out of world markets in 2015.
We added that in 2014 "the oil producers will effectively import capital amounting to $7.6 billion. By comparison, they exported $60 billion in 2013 and $248 billion in 2012, according to the following graphic based on BNP Paribas calculations."
The problem was compounded by its own positive feedback loop: as the last few weeks vividly demonstrated, plunging oil would lead to a further liquidation in foreign reserves for the oil exporters who rushed to preserve their currencies, leading to even greater drops in oil as the viable producers rushed to pump out as much crude out of the ground as possible in a scramble to put the weakest producers out of business, and to crush marginal production. Call it Game Theory gone mad and on steroids. Continue reading


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Dachshunds from every corner of Maine and beyond will be strutting their stuff in Belfast on Sunday, Sept. 9, at Maine Wienerfest 2012. Hundreds of wieners of every kind — smooth-coated, long-haired, wire-haired, standards, minis, and mixes — will gather on the waterfront at Steamboat Landing from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. for a celebration of everything wonderful about these little dogs who think big.
Leading off the event at noon will be a Grand Parade of Dachshunds, a spectacle like none other in the Pine Tree State. Afternoon activities include the Long Dog Derby races (to find out who is the fastest wiener dog in Maine — and who can run in a straight line) and a fabulous doxie costume contest. New this year are Earthdog demonstrations, showcasing the AKC competition that tests the original purpose of these dogs — to pursue badgers into tunnels.
Add in an array of delicious picnic food, including gourmet hot dogs and Maine-made ice cream, and Wienerfest 2012 will be a memorable, inexpensive afternoon for the whole family and several hundred of the most endearing dogs in the state.
Maine Weinerfest 2012 will take place, rain or shine, at Steamboat Landing, on the waterfront in Belfast. Admission is $2 (free for children under 10), and proceeds will benefit the Belfast Dog Park. The general public, including well-behaved dogs of other breeds, is welcome to come enjoy the fun. For a schedule of the event, sponsored by Friends of Belfast Parks, visit friendsofbelfastparks.org. Note: Absolutely no puppy or dog sales are permitted at this fun-filled family event.
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In vitro fertilization, controversial in the 1970s, has had a "happy ending," says New York Times contributor Robin Marantz Henig. Really? It hasn't ended happily for the tens of thousands of human embryos killed or frozen in test-tube experiments, and it isn't ending happily for the test-tube survivors born with genetic defects.
The Los Angeles Times reported in late January that a "pair of studies in the last three months have linked in vitro fertilization" and other "assisted reproductive technology" to a "fourfold to sixfold increased risk for a condition known as Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, an overgrowth disorder typified by children with enlarged tongues and other organs. Other reports within the last year have spotted a possible increase in Angelman syndrome, in which children have a spectrum of problems including speech impairment and mental retardation."
The studies support exactly what the dismissed moralists of the 1970s argued: it is not good for children to begin their lives in petri dishes. The authors of the studies "suspect that culturing eggs and embryos in the lab may be behind the heightened risks," reports the Times.
"Researchers Richard Schultz and Marisa Bartolomei at the University of Pennsylvania have found that small differences in the amount of salt or amino acids used in the culture can cause certain genes in the embryo to behave aberrantly — turning on when they should be off, or off when they should be on."
Traditional moralists predicted that moving reproduction from marriage to science would undermine the dignity and sanctity of human life. But these studies suggest a physical price is also paid for moving reproduction into an unnatural setting. Abnormalities are appearing in children conceived under abnormal circumstances.
Which stands to reason: When scientists imitate nature in a lab, they do so imperfectly. They are playing God, but without the wisdom of God.
In a grim irony, the practice of culturing multiple embryos in an attempt to find the least defective one may itself be causing defects. This practice has meant that embryos are exposed to the abnormal conditions of a lab for a longer period of time, creating more opportunity for "subtle genetic errors" to creep in.
"Traditionally, embryos are implanted in the mother after a day or so in culture, when the embryo has divided only a few times. In the last few years, more clinics have been growing eggs for about five days to produce an embryo known as a blastocyst — in an effort to select the best and sturdiest embryos and increase the chances of a successful pregnancy," reports the Times.
"'This could potentially be exposing the embryos even more to conditions that could have a long-term health impact,' said John Eppig, senior staff scientist at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine."
Discarded embryos, frozen embryos, deformed embryos, children who are afflicted with genetic disorders because they were cultured in a lab — boy what a "happy ending."
Henig says that "most predictions" about in vitro fertilization — "that the child's unnatural start would lead to genetic complications we couldn't even imagine. That making a barren couple fertile in this artificial way was an act of hubris for which the couple, the scientists and society would have to pay. That in animals, hundreds of attempts were needed before the first success, so any human investigation would require hundreds of failures and hundreds of potential embryos tossed down the laboratory sink. That the experimental animals born this way suffered a chromosomal abnormality or aged prematurely or contracted cancer, even if they seemed normal at birth" — didn't "pan out."
Wrong. They all panned out. As America hurtles towards cloning, dragging with it an ever-expanding class of laboratory cripples, the critics of overweening, godless science look more prescient every day.


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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The family of a black man fatally shot by two white officers in Kansas as he fled from them after a struggle filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday.
The lawsuit alleges that the officers, Michael Cruse and Justin Mackey, fatally shot 30-year-old Dominique White in September near a park in Topeka without legal justification. White was armed and just months out of prison after being prosecuted for burglary and illegal gun possession when the officers responded to a report of gunfire and confronted White.
Police body camera footage shows White fleeing from the officers before he was shot. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay ruled in December that the shooting was justified, saying White moved his hand over a pocket that contained a gun as he fled. An internal police investigation found that Cruse and Mackey followed department policies during the confrontation.
Topeka city spokeswoman Molly Hadfield said Wednesday she couldn"t comment on pending litigation.
White"s family said the video shows that White wasn"t an immediate threat to the officers. White"s death certificate said he died primarily from gunshots in the back. The lawsuit said each officer fired four times and three of the shots hit White in the back.
The suit, which seeks more than $75,000 in damages, also accuses the city of providing inadequate training and violating White"s constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. The family"s attorney, Andrew Stroth, said the lawsuit isn"t just about compensation, but also about sending a message to the city and the police department.
"Our focus is reform and addressing unconstitutional and unjustified actions by police," said Stroth, managing partner of Chicago-based Action Injury Law Group, which specializes in police shooting cases. "Across the country there"s a pattern and practice of officers using lethal force, especially against African-American men."
Topeka police and the FBI investigated the shooting, which led to protests and people camping in front of law enforcement headquarters in Topeka. The U.S. Department of Justice moderated a community forum. The state Legislature changed the law to allow family members to see body-camera footage after White"s family had trouble getting permission to view the footage in his case.
"The fact that we have video evidence of Dominique getting executed by police is critical to the case," Stroth said. "The video speaks for itself."