Main > Living > Living on a budget > Cheap meals
Choose organ meats (kidney, heart, liver). There is huge supply and very low demand for these high-nutrient foods. People dislike the strong odours and slightly bitter flavours, so:
1. To reduce strong smells while cooking:
First slice meat thinly, then heat olive oil, a few cloves of crushed garlic, and a bay leaf. Add sliced meat and cook to medium. Let rest.
2. To reduce bitter flavours:
- Braise or pan-fry first in a little oil and red wine, to increase simple sugars.
- Don't overcook. Keep slightly moist, to avoid concentrating the strong meaty flavours.
- Add sweet vegetables like pumpkin, and quick-cooked fresh baby peas and fresh corn.
- Combine with other lighter-flavoured meats, as in "steak and kidney pie".
- Serve with a fresh garden salad dressed in a little of your favourite vinegar.
3. Eat a small amount, e.g. no more than 100g or so at a meal.
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Main > Living > Living on a budget > LETS
Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS) tips:
- The main difference between capitalism and LETS is what growth means: for the former, it means a few very wealthy members have a massive amount of credit, while the overwhelming majority are in relative debt; while for the latter, LETS growth means: an overall balance between buying and selling, based on a high frequency of buying and selling transactions by all members. Thus, LETS growth is not about more positive balances in bank accounts, but more interactions between all members. This is also the basis of a healthy, resilient community.
- Save federal currency for imports and non-local bills and goods, like phone and internet, doctor's fees, fuel, electronics, etc.
- Create economic resilience of a local community, separate from global economics.
- Avoid converting federal currency into the LETS currency when producing goods. For instance, sell items made from raw materials you can grow or obtain freely, such as "weeds" and other unwanted things. Buying in federal currency, to sell in LETs currency, means you have less of both.
- Trade with other locals in your own currency, for goods and services produced locally, but trade with non-locals in the federal currency.
- Find out what other locals need, then produce a unique, interesting solution to that need.
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Main > Living > Socialising
How to end an uninteresting conversation with a person who talks overmuch, but who is psychologically fragile and cannot cope with a straight answer:
- Break eye contact.
- Look at your watch, and say you are busy and have chores to do.
- Walk away.
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Main > Living > Food & drink > Food and cooking
Stirfrying vegies: lightly microwave hard vegies like broccoli, pak choi stems, carrots, and green beans, before adding them to the allium / spice mix if you want a faster stirfry.
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Main > Living > Clothing > Zippers
Stuck zip: Try lubricating the region where the zip is stuck with graphite from a pencil, or some other lubricant.
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Main > Living > Clothing > Zippers
Broken zipper pull can be replaced with a paper clip or a key ring.
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Main > Living > Clothing > Zippers
Zips are not being joined together can be fixed by repairing any teeth which are out of alignment with a pair of pliers, and/or tightening the zipper clasp with a pair of pliers so that it can better grab hold of the teeth.
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Main > Living > Clothing > Zippers
Fly zip keeps coming down. Loop a keyring onto the zip puller, and hook the keyring over the top button when the zip is fully done up to hold it closed.
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Main > Living > Clothing > Zippers
Try clip on zippers which you can purchase cheaply online. Use the correct size or it won't work properly. May work better if you clip the replacement zipper on a section of the zip that has already been joined.
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Main > Living > Food & drink > Food and cooking
To get more juice from a lemon, pop it in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
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Main > Living > Survival > Health
Injured: If you are in a survival situation and have a seriously injured or ill member in your party, feed them the stomach contents of any large game you are lucky enough to catch. The body requires water and protein to both heal itself and to digest food. Feeding this particular food source to the injured or ill person, allows their body to absorb the nutrients in it while not having to divert protein from healing to digestion.
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Main > Living > Relaxation
Making a hammock: Attach two strong metre-long sticks to either end of a strong, body-length piece of material. Tie the hammock up in a sunny place out of the wind and rain.
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Main > Living > Living on a budget
Avoid credit cards: by using a cash or debit card rather than a credit card you won't be able to spend more money than you have. If you tend to get carried away when shopping you should seriously consider this option.
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Main > Living > Food & drink > Food and cooking
Keep the fry-pan tilted slightly, so the oil from fried items resting on the higher side drains to be reused again. Healthier, too.
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