Archive for April, 2010

Condom Soccer Balls, Not Just For Hard Times

Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by .

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He he, I hope you liked the title….. but this article isn’t all jokes (thank god, I am pretty awful at them!) I was particularly touched this morning by the ingenuity displayed in the video below. The kids wanted a soccer ball, so they used the materials to hand to get exactly what they wanted. [...]

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Where To Find Cheap One Way Flights

Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by .

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In my previous article about getting cheap one way flights, I discussed many things you should consider when trying to find your discount booking. However I did not discuss anywhere in particular. In this article I would like to go a little more in depth on a few places I have successfully used to get [...]

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Insanity Week 3 Fit Test Results – Dejavu But Better!

Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by .

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Regular readers will know that I have been going on about doing the Insanity Home Workout Program for a while now. Just before I went away a few weeks ago, I had reached Week 3 of the program but then I went away and ate and drank away most of the results! So I started [...]

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Using Tomato Ends For Your Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Posted on 24. Apr, 2010 by .

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A long while back I blogged about my Spaghetti Sauce Recipe. This is a recipe that I make very often and it varies slightly each time depending on what I have to hand, how long I cook it and other things that I feel like experimenting with. The thing I really love about this recipe [...]

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Happy Earth Day, Now What?

Posted on 22. Apr, 2010 by .

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Today is Earth Day. It marks 40 years of this event yet after 40 years of trying hard things still get worse and worse. Pollution related issues are at a high, we are using up all our natural resources and I don’t think anybody can sensibly say that we are in any way improving our [...]

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Cheap Wrapping Paper Tip: Old Printer Paper

Posted on 21. Apr, 2010 by .

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It was a friends birthday last friday and we had two small gifts to wrap for her. Wrapping paper is one of those sad things we have invented, and that has become the norm, that is normally just thrown away. A waste of money and resources! So using some recycled materials to create some cheap [...]

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A Very Frugal Week

Posted on 19. Apr, 2010 by .

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Just over a week ago I got back from a great two week vacation that took me around Egypt (see my post about a Budget Egypt Vacation). On return I realized I had spent all my money (well I knew this would be the case), so waiting for checks to clear and money to flow [...]

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A Budget Egypt Vacation

Posted on 16. Apr, 2010 by .

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I have lived in Cairo, Egypt now for around 6 months and have seen a reasonable amount of the country as well as found many ways to do things for local price. So I thought it was about time to write a long post on budget traveling to and around Egypt. Why You Should Visit [...]

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Insanity Home Workout Rebooted – Week 1

Posted on 13. Apr, 2010 by .

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I’m back from a break a little shy of 2 weeks. During this break apart from a little snorkelling and a kick trip walking up Mount Sinai, my exericise has been non existant! I have put on about 4lbs (shamful) and drank a ton of alcohol! So instead of continuing the Insanity workout where I [...]

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Cheapest Places To Live: Texas

Posted on 04. Apr, 2010 by .

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One of the most popular articles on Frugal Zeitgeist is about the Cheapest Places To Live. Since publishing that article and a few similar articles (see related posts below for more info) I have received many comments and emails regarding how great it is to live in Texas on a budget. Texas came in at [...]

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