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Get dropped off a certain distance from your house, the only way home is to walk home. When you get used to the distance, go farther away.

- Submitted by RECIPE4ME 6/20/2011 in Getting Started | 2 Comments

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Buy in bulk and share

My sisters and I will often buy bulk items and split it and the cost between us, 10 pounds of potatoes would be much too much for just DH and I. But split 4 ways it's just enough. When one of us sees a bargain, we'll call the others to see if they need or want to share.

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Recent bargains: 5lbs sharp cheddar cheese: 10.50 (5.25 split with one sister)

25lbs organic long grain brown rice: 23.00 (Split 3 ways)

- Submitted by HONEYDRIPPER 6/20/2011 | 2 Comments | View Secret

Volunteer

I don't get "paid" to volunteer but I get quite a few "perks".
I get a "free" lunch (yes I know-no such thing as a "free lunch") when I volunteer at the hospital. I received a membership to the historical society because I volunteer there. Plus there's the volunteer recognition lunches, etc. each year.

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Help others, help yourself, get rewarded in more ways than one! 41

- Submitted by BEBE2352 6/20/2011 | 2 Comments | View Secret

If you have a chance to live abroad, take it

Living abroad (not just taking a vacation in another country) is a great experience. One learns about another country, its customs, culture, & language. One learns to see one's own country from a different point of view. One sees that people are much the same everywhere, with similar concerns. One finds that other places are not better or worse than home, just different. And upon returning home, one appreciates one's native country all the more. (click title for more info)

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After spending several years in South America, I learned to love the culture there, made wonderful friends, learned a new language. Living without electricity or running water certainly made me appreciate home, yet it made me see that people can be happy with so much less than one would expect.

- Submitted by STORMY724 6/20/2011 | 4 Comments | View Secret

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