SaraCate

@SaraCate (184)

Canada • Age 45

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Odd Family

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 12 Jan 08

A family has 33 children, a half of them are girls. How many of the children are boys?

logic

math

riddle

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Do most of your friends share your frugal attitudes?

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 24 Aug 07

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Male/female roles in different parts of the world

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 22 Aug 07

I am curious about gender roels in various parts of the world, or even different areas/regions within a country. In your country/area, what behaviors, habits, jobs, etc. are considered appropriate for men but not for women, or...

PSP "Get Connected" USB cable package - Can you *play* transferred games?

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 22 Aug 07

Hi guys, My husband and I got his 11-year-old son the "Get Connected" transfer package for his birthday a couple months ago. Between summer camp, vacation, etc. it's just coming out of its package! Calum (the kid :)) was under...

When is bigger - or even cheaper - NOT better??

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 18 Feb 07

My answer is when it leads to gratuitous wastefulness. A case in point: a well-known retail outlet stocked (and perhaps still does...) 1-gallon jars of pickles at very low prices. Anecdotes abound to the effect that folks would...

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Experiences with Suite101?

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 2 Feb 07

Hi all, Has anyone here worked with www.suite101.com ? It's a "get-paid-for-articles" type site. My biggest cause for hesitation is that I can't seem to find clear compensation guidelines. It's a "base reate + pageviews...

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Fat-cutting substitutes?

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 25 Jan 07

Who tries to cook/bake low-fat? Do you have any favorite tips/tricks? Of course there are the standby's like fruit purees in place of oils/butter, or just cutting the fat down or out altogether in some cooking. I'm looking...

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How closely do you follow recipes?

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 25 Jan 07

I'd love to post this in both baking and cooking...oh, well. So - do you use recipes? I rarely follow a recipe very closely. If I want to make something new to me, I tend to look at several recipes (usually on a site like...

baking without recipes

cooking

cooking without recipes

creative cooking

following recipes

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Any modular knitters here? :)

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 25 Jan 07

What are your favorite books or resources? Do you have favorite websites or other sources of inspiration? I *love* modular knitting! If I had to pick a favorite book on the subject, it would probably be Dazzling Knits by...

knit

knitting

modular knitting

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How much TV do you watch?

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 19 Jan 07

How do you feel it afftcts you as a person, and affects the rest of your life? I was thinking about this after seeing a thread on another site about creating the "perfect woman." For many/most of us, that is defined by our...

media

television

tv wathing

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Riddle time!

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 12 Jan 07

I dig out tiny caves, and store gold and silver in them. I also build bridges of silver and make crowns of gold. Sooner or later most need my help, but many are afraid to come to me. Who am I? Have fun! ~Sara

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Indoor/container gardening tips?

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 12 Jan 07

Hello, I'm hoping to draw on your collective wisdom. I have tried, a number of times, to grow plants indoors from seed - in particular, herbs. Now, I haven't done so recently because I'm living in a basement apartment and I...

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Homemade/handmade gifts!

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 12 Jan 07

Christmas is over, but there are birthdays, anniversaries, etc throughout the year! Who has ideas for frugal gifts with that special touch? And - what homemade gifts did you give this year? I gave handknit cabled scarves...

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Does anyone here NOT shop at Wal-Mart?

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 12 Jan 07

I'm curious. I'm participating in another discussion re:Wal-Mart, and I seem to be the only dissenter. No hard feelings; to each his own. But I am wondering if anyone here avoids Wal-Mart and your reasoning behind the...

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Your last meal...

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 10 Jan 07

...what would it be? For me, it'd depend on my mood/craving. I really enjoy a wide variety of foods. I think I'd difintely have cranberries, though. If I wanted "comfort" food? It'd probably be a strachy meal like...

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Do you support an increase in the U.S. federal minimum wage?

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 10 Jan 07

Why or why not? This is a timely issue, as the House is scheduled to vote TODAY on raising the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25. This will be the first increase since 1997. What do you think?

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Creating a Price Book

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 10 Jan 07

I searched and saw no info on this, so here's a brief how-to. Creating a price book, IMO, is one of the best ways to save money - especially on food bills. I first learned about the idea in Amy Dacyczyn's Tightwad Gazettes....

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Do colors affect your mood?

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 9 Jan 07

If so, how? Is it in "typical" ways? (For example, blue calms you) or unique ways? To start - I find deep reds/burgundies to be quite soothing, which is contrary to typical responses to red. (which generally involve...

color

colors

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