yournewapartment:

yournewapartment:

In general, meat is more expensive than non-meat!!

You can save money by stocking up on common vegetarian foods: beans, rice, lentils, peanut butter, wheat bread, tofu, eggs (if you want to eat eggs).

Some of the cheapest vegetarian meals I can think of that you can make in bulk off the top of my head are– oatmeal with peanut butter, bean chili with tofu crumbles, tofu scramble with veggies and beans, corn tortillas with cheese (if you eat cheese) or hummus, tacos with beans or tofu, a big pot of whole grain pasta with tomato sauce and veggies, potato stew, Asian peanut sauce noodles with fried egg, and more!

Great cheap staples that I eat all the time include: potatoes and sweet potatoes, canned or dry black beans, canned or dried chickpeas, brown rice, quinoa (sometimes cheap in bulk), tempeh, tofu, dry lentils, corn tortillas, whole wheat pasta, bread that I store in the freezer to last longer, and oats, hot or cold!

Think canned, dried, and frozen for fruit and veg if you can’t afford fresh all the time.

Check out the YouTube channel Cheap Lazy Vegan for more tips, she’s great!!– Mimi

Update! I apologize, I was biased in answering this question because I am vegan and I live in a big city.

It really does depend on where you live! If meats are cheaper where you live and you’re not opposed to eating them, definitely buy them! Buy when they’re on sale, use coupons, and freeze what you can!

From my understanding, chicken thighs, eggs, ground meat, pork loin, ground turkey, top round, and chuck are generally cheaper! For fish, you can get canned tuna and sardines for pretty cheap.

So, veggie staples, dry grains and beans, canned goods, and cheap meats are probably your best bets!

Thanks to those that gave suggestions! Please also check the “cooking” tags on this blog!– Mimi

yournewapartment:

Ooh I feel that. Here are some ideas:

• don’t carry cash around to avoid spending on convenience foods
• pack healthy, filling snacks that include carbs, protein, and fats
• make sure you eat good meals so you’re not craving treats so often
• stay hydrated
• shop the perimeter of the store (unprocessed foods and produce), not the aisles (boxed and bagged items)
• don’t go to the grocery store hungry
• use going out for meals as a treat, not a staple (you’ll save money too!)
•  see our healthy meals and cooking tags for more!

Good luck!– Mimi

tallteal:

micaxiii:

thelongestpuzzle:

pfdiva:

marzipanandminutiae:

the thing about millennials who don’t want kids is I feel like a lot of them are deeply On Board for their friends’ kids

like I’m among the minority of my friends in definitely for sure wanting kids someday

but each of my parenthood-eschewing friends has claimed a different role in my future offspring’s life and they seem very excited to play it

so we as a generation may have fewer children

but I feel like they’ll be the most supported and loved children imaginable

As a millennial who doesn’t want children, I am seconding this, because it’s not like we don’t want children to exist in the world!  We do!  Children can be lovely and amazing and they are literally our future!  It’s just So Very Difficult to raise children in our nuclear-family society, especially as a millennial, and you want to do the job RIGHT.

Well, if you can’t do the job right yourself, the least you can do is help a friend raise THEIR child right, help take the burden off their shoulders, and give that kid all the love and attention they can stand.

I’d be damned excited to do that, too.

this generation is so excited and ready to be weird uncle/aunt so-and-so

I hope this generation makes communal families a thing again and this time it won’t be treated like a “taboo hippie thing”

Takes a village to raise a kid

jellyfishdirigible:

solarpunk-aesthetic:

sassypixiestrashcan:

no, listen, when I say I want to integrate more specific solarpunk stuff in my life, i don’t mean to ask for yet again new “aesthetic” clothes that now you have to buy or make to show your support of the movement (screw that i’m consuming enough as it is), or more posts about impossible house goals, or whatever, I’m asking you what my options to build a portable and eco friendly phone charger are, im asking you viable tiny-appartment edible plants growing tricks on a budget,  im asking tips to slow down when my mind and society tell me im not fast enough, i don’t need more rich art nouveau amateurs aesthetics or pristine but cold venus project, okay, i know i should joins associations where I am tho i’m constantly on the move, thanks for that, just, you know, can we get a bit more practical ??? how do I hack my temporary flat into going off the grid for the time i’m here

Hello! ☀️ Here are a few practical suggestions for stuff you can do: 

• Make a bottle tower garden (a small one could do well on a windowsill) 
• Make eco-friendly household cleaners
• Germinate strawberry seeds and care for the plants 
• Grow plants from cuttings (you can grow almost anything this way) 
• Make a sun jar 
• Grow low maintenance houseplants 
• Make a string garden 
• Make a wall planter 
• Germinate an avocado seed 
• Make a shoe pocket garden 
• Build a mini solar generator 
• Re-grow kitchen scraps 
• Find the right solar battery charger 
• Recycle old solar cells 

Hope you find something useful in there! I post stuff up from time to time under my diy tag. Feel free to drop me a message if you have any requests!

• grow oyster mushrooms on waste coffee grounds (also works with shiitake)

• a list of some food plants that can grow indoors with reduced light
• windowsill herbs
• egg carton seed germination

• germinate chayote and keep it as a houseplant (the root, stem, leaves, fruit, and seed are all edible)
• choosing a portable solar panel
• tips for energy efficient apartment life (but jsyk LED is better than CFL, and a tank bank or expanding water bottle is better than a brick or bottle of gravel)
• DIY draft stoppers
• DIY solar oven and recipes
• evaporative refrigeration
• use conkers/horse chestnuts to replace soap and detergents
• use baking soda as dry shampoo
• cleaning with vinegar do’s & don’ts and common myths
  
• DIY dryer balls
• apartment-friendly bokashi composting and DIY bokashi bran
• DIY moss terrarium for your soul (ain’t many souls slower or more patient than moss)

• and a list of some easy care indoor plants for your nerves
• and for your bathroom and your air quality
• recycle t-shirts into yarn for your crafts

brokestminimalist:

A new week begins in a few hours, so now is a good time to spend a few minutes streamlining the week ahead so that things go as simply and as smoothly as possible.   As minimalists, we aim to minimize stress, mess and fuss during the week.  Here are some good Sunday afternoon tasks to smooth things over for the week:

Make sure your bathroom is stocked and organized for your mornings

Make sure you have breakfast/coffee/lunch supplies for the week

Wash all your dishes and put them away

Water your house plants

Take out the trash and put new trash bags in all cans

Look over your calendar for meetings/appointments you may have forgotten

Wash your sheets, make your bed, and fluff up your pillows in the dryer

Double check your work clothes/boots/underoos

Make sure your Landing Pad is all set up with things you’ll need

If you have kids, double check their school clothes and backpacks

If you have pets, double check their food supply for the week

Make sure there is gas in your car

As with our other task lists, there are many other items you could put on yours, so make your own custom Sunday Night Checklist for you and your family.  It’ll smooth out a lot of hiccups and reduce chaos as you’re getting to and from work and school and other activities during the week.