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The frugal century

Published in December 20th, 2024
Posted by in fitness, frugal
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First some nomenclature: A century is 100 miles on a bicycle. It  is something serious cyclists would maybe call a long ride, but which weekend warriors have elevated to event status as a testament to the fact that in our culture doing things with other people somehow validates crazy behavior. In case you want to […]

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Getting in shape without paying a dime

Published in July 27th, 2024
Posted by in fitness, frugal
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Using body weight and leverage is possible to put stresses on the body that would correspond to a couple of hundred pounds in the gym. For strength, there is the one-armed push up and the one-legged squat as described in The Naked Warrior. The best thing about these exercises is that they can be done […]

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Cheap fruits and vegetables via loss leaders

Published in June 9th, 2024
Posted by in budgeting, frugal
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The cheapest fruits and vegetables are the one’s you grow yourself (we’re working on it). A secondary choice for the more social and enterprising kind is to ask people if you can come and pick it off their lawn or trees in exchange for, say, half the loot. For the less enterprising, I suggest loss […]

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