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And Higher Still: Save Money on Electricity with Alternative Pricing Plans

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Save Money on Electricity with Alternative Pricing Plans. If you know how electricity prices vary over time, you may be able to use this to save money. The electrical utility system is designed with a certain base output power that is sufficient to meet the demand for electricity almost all of the time. On hot and humid August afternoons when everyone is blasting the AC on high, electricity demand may spike above what the base capacity can supply. The utility company then has a couple options:. And consu...

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And Higher Still: Fermentation - The Ginger Beer Plant

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Fermentation - The Ginger Beer Plant. Traditional ginger beer can be fermented three different ways:. With regular brewer’s yeast. With a ‘ginger bug’ starter. With a ‘ginger beer plant’ culture. The first option is self-explanatory - regular brewer’s yeast will ferment a mixture of ginger and sugar just like it will ferment any solution containing metabolizable sugars. And Sally Fallon's book, 'Nourishing Traditions'. Both methods are discussed in Sandor Katz' book, 'The Art of Fermentation'. We've been...

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And Higher Still: Start Here

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How To Use This Blog. The site is divided into four parts: Credit Hub. For starters, read my biosketch. For a better idea of what I'm trying to accomplish here. Get fired up with Financial Risk (Or: You Can't Afford Not To Invest). Then work your way through the steps in Financial Order of Operations. Once you have a better idea of what you'd like to work on, head over to either the Credit Hub. Or the Investing Hub. And start getting smarter. Articles in the Lifestyle Hub. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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And Higher Still: Investing Hub

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Before you invest a single cent, make sure you have a fully-provisioned Emergency Fund. Read the following to get started:. Financial Risk (Or: You Can't Afford Not To Invest). Financial Order of Operations. Already have a financial advisor? Make sure you're not getting ripped off. Does the stock market freak you out? This series of articles on Index Mutual Fund Investing. Summarizes what you need to know:. V Moving to Vanguard. And a discussion of Effective Annualized Returns. Make a copy of this. The e...

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And Higher Still: Complete Expense Tracking with Mint and OneReceipt

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Complete Expense Tracking with Mint and OneReceipt. It's been almost exactly two years since I waxed poetically. About Mint ( mint.com. For expense tracking. Mint connects to your credit card, bank, and investment accounts and automatically pulls in and—with decent accuracy—categorizes your transactions. I still use Mint on a weekly basis and recommend it without reservation. Expense Aggregation with Mint is Awesome. Travel Back In Time. Mint usage automatically makes you more aware of what's happening w...

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And Higher Still: Index

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What follows is a complete list of the 90. Articles published so far, organized by subject matter. I'm sharing what I've learned in the hopes that others will benefit. This isn't just a blog you read — this is a blog you do. Enjoy! Who am I, what am I blogging about, and why am I blogging about it? Mind Your Money Mustache. The philosophical underpinnings of my efforts. Getting better at being human". Financial Independence and the Maker Movement. If we had more time to play, oh, the things we might Make!

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And Higher Still: Earn 5.12% APY on $5000 in a Savings Account

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Earn 5.12% APY on $5000 in a Savings Account. Yesterday, I got together with five fellow Mr. Money Mustache fans at Lake Merritt in Oakland to talk about money and life. This was the latest Bay Area Mighty Mustachian Meetup (BAMMM) event, which is to say I sent out an email on the Google Group list. Posted in the MMM forum. And created an event in a Google Community. And some people showed up. If you'd like to hear about (or better yet plan. And watch for stuff tagged with #BayAreaMMM. Which I've always ...

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And Higher Still: Non-QWERTY Keyboard Layouts

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QWERTY is not the final word on keyboard layouts! The standard English QWERTY layout. Is rather poorly designed. When one looks at the letters in the 'Home Row' (A-S-D-F-J-K-L-;), it's probably not too hard to believe that less than one-third of your typing is going to take place on these keys. This is significant, because these are the key that do not require you to move your fingers to strike them! The best example of a keyboard that actually makes sense is probably the Turkish layout:. Provide interac...

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And Higher Still: My Objectivity Is Not For Sale

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My Objectivity Is Not For Sale. I am done with affiliate linking and advertising. I was reading another blog yesterday, specifically a review of a product I have been considering purchasing. I had been to this site many times before. The author's points struck me as fairly convincing, and I was leaning more and more into the 'make the purchase' column. And then, there it was: the paid affiliate link. And suspect that I am putting my own self-interest above their own. I will be removing all advertising an...

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And Higher Still: Thrift is Beautiful: Fermentation

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Thrift is Beautiful: Fermentation. We grew the typical garden fare: tomatoes, carrots, onions, bell peppers, broccoli, sweet peas, salad greens, beets, herbs. Even in this modest plot, the yields could be pretty impressive. Many years we would return from our state park vacation to find our tomato plants bent to the ground with juicy red fruit. Too much juicy red fruit. How to preserve all of these delicious, extremely perishable vegetables without freezing or canning? As I delved deeper into the world o...