Whole Living on a Budget
Resources for a more natural, balanced, and sustainable life.Archive for December, 2007
Sit as a Mountain
“Sit then, as if you were a mountain, with all its unshakeable, steadfast majesty. A mountain is completely relaxed and at ease with itself, however strong the winds that batter it, however thick the dark clouds that swirl around its peak.”
-Sogyal Rinpoche
Get a Free $100 for Signing a New Lease
The last apartment my husband and I moved into was found online by searching various rental websites. With money being tight, it was a nice but unexpected blessing to get an email from Rent.com saying that I could claim a $100 gift card if I had signed a lease on the apartment I had been looking at on their website. All I had to do was complete a form indicating that I had indeed signed a lease and moved in. Then Rent.com contacted my leasing agent and confirmed that I had mentioned Rent.com as the main source that referred me to the complex. Within about six weeks, I had a $100 Visa gift card in my mailbox for doing something I was doing anyway: renting a place to live.
If you’re planning to move to a new apartment anytime soon, check Rent.com and register an account while you’re searching. If you happen to choose an apartment that they have on their website, make sure you let the leasing agent you speak with know that you came across the apartment on Rent.com so when you sign the lease you can get your free $100 as well.
Truth
Miracles
“If love is in our heart, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle.”
-Thich Nhat Hahn, Peace is Every Step
Lentil Burritos
This is easy, cheap, healthy, and tasty!
For the inside:
Mix 2 cups of cooked lentils with a pre-packaged taco seasoning. Cook according to the instructions on the package as though you were cooking ground beef.
Here is how to make the tortillas:
2 cups flour (stone ground whole-wheat is best)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup cold water
Combine the flour and salt, then cut in the shortening. Add water, mix until just combined. Next, divide the mixture into 10 balls and roll out flat on a working space. Add the inside filling into each tortillas, roll-up into burritos, transfer to a baking sheet, and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Happiness
“We don’t need more money, we don’t need greater success or fame, we don’t need the perfect body or even the perfect mate — right now, at this very moment, we have a mind, which is all the basic equipment we need to achieve complete happiness.”
-His Holiness The Dalai Lama, The Art of Happiness
Two Places to Save on Prescription Drugs
1) Mejier. Everyone is prescribed some type of antibiotic at some point. Now you can get your antibiotics at Mejier for FREE! That’s right, if you are prescribed Amoxicillin, Cephalexin, SMZ-TMP, Ciprofloxacin, Ampicillin, Penicillin VK, or Erythromycin by a doctor, just take it to Mejier’s pharmacy and you’ll get up to a 14 day supply at normal oral dosages for no cost, regarless of insurance or lack of. To see a short video or read more, check out Meijer’s” website.
2) Wal-mart. Yes, I know it’s not the top of the list when it comes to socially-responsible, but when you need medication and you don’t have a lot of money, it’s an option. Most Wal-Mart pharmacies are participating in the $4 Generic Drug Program which offers over 300 generic medications for only $4 per fill or refill. Although generics are the only type that qualify in this program, generics are of the equal quality and effectiveness as their brand-name counterparts and a great bet if you don’t have insurance or just want to save some money. The medications that qualify fall into a range of categories from allergy to cardiac to hormones. 14 of the top 20 prescribed medicatons in the United States have made it to the list, so it is very likely that a medication you need is availiable. Visit Wal-Mart’s” website for more details.
