While I prefer to make homemade chili, there are times when I appreciate the convenience of chili in a can. Canned chili is good for camping trips or for keeping in an emergency food stash. It also works well if I want to make chili cheese dogs and need a smaller amount of chili rather…
I work in education, and even in the technology age, students still need pencils. Some standardized tests are — at least at the time of this post — still pencil and paper, and I still give assignments that require them to use something other than a Chromebook, phone, or tablet. (Those assignments are a nice…
Chicken soup is an old soup, maybe as old as since humans learned how to boil water. As a practical matter, cooking meat in water can stretch out the use of that meat, from a pound of poultry that might feed a few people to a vat of soup that might feed a dozen. The…
Soup is often referred to as a comfort food. When winter sets in, going outdoors becomes less common, and people like to seek out things to make being inside more inviting. Hot foods, which are less common in the hot summer months, suddenly have their moment. Canned soups have been around for a while, and…
This post contains affiliate links. I work in a job (education) where having pencils on hand is a must. Even in a world where most things are done through technology, there are some things that are either best on paper or have to be done on paper. Unfortunately, the people I serve don’t always have…
Toilet paper is a necessity. It just is. (Yes, there are hypothetically alternatives. That doesn’t mean they’re remotely desirable.) For those who don’t have a lot of money, not overspending on toilet paper is very important. Fortunately, there are a lot of options out there, including budget options. If you can’t or don’t want to…
For many people, especially in rural areas, Dollar General is one of the closest and most convenient places to buy food. DG isn’t a full-service grocer, but it does carry a number of staple products for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. In the breakfast department, the dollar store stocks a few core items, including eggs and…
People who like to invest are often looking for the next thing. What can they put their money in that will potentially make them more money? While the stock market has risks, rising stock values compared with low interest rates on interest-bearing bank accounts can make for an attractive option. Many people know that Dollar…
Just about every season is tissue season. Whether it’s spring and summer allergies, or fall and winter cold and flu season, there’s rarely a time when most people won’t want to have a box of tissue close at hand. Tissue as we know it dates back to World War I, where companies first developed it…
Batteries are a necessary but annoying expense with respect to many electronic devices. While a lot of newer products use self-contained rechargeable batteries, a significant number of items–from TV remotes to flashlights to smoke detectors–still need a regular alkaline battery. The problem is, those batteries can be really expensive, especially the name brand ones. So…