The Spend Nothing Game

Cooking Without Recipes: Stew

12.15.2011 Food and Cooking

Last night I made a lamb stew. It was glorious. I didn’t have a recipe, I just had the ingredients. And after you learn the basics, you can make stew as well. I started by getting out my cast iron Dutch oven. It’s huge and heavy and just right for stews. The heavy cast iron [...]

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The Most Expensive Thing You Own: A Thought Experiment

10.03.2011 The life of the mind

Here’s a simple thought experiment that anyone can do. It’s especially interesting and useful for players of the Spend Nothing Game. It’s just this: take a moment and think of the most expensive thing that you own, something that you have personally bought and paid for. Exclude your home and your vehicles. Now, what is [...]

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iPhone/iPad Tip: Bury Your Shopping Apps

09.15.2011 gadgets

Here’s a little tip to both declutter your iOS device and help you play the Spend Nothing Game: move all of your potential “shopping” apps, including the App Store & the iTunes store into a folder and off of your first screen. Out if sight, out of mind. If the first things you see are [...]

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I Write For You, Not For Robots

08.31.2011 blogging

I took a peek at this site’s logs recently and here are the top 10 articles that people have been reading this year. The iPad And Business Travel: What You Need To Stay Connected Divide Your Attention – Say No To Others, Say No To Yourself iPad Satchel Heaven: The Levenger Bomber Jacket Messenger In [...]

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Tech Buying Tip #6: Start Over

07.25.2011 gadgets

It’s time for another round of tech buying tips! Here are last year’s: #1 Buy Refurb #2 Adopt An Early Adopter #3 Review The Accessories Before You Buy #4 What To Do About Extended Warranties #5 Buy Stock Before Buying The Gadget And to start this round, #6: Start Over It is easy to think [...]

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