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• 8 natural ways to make water more flavorful

  Posted Jul 02 2008, 05:15 AM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: Saving, Dining, Wise Bread, Groceries
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  This post comes from Xin Lu at partner blog Wise Bread.

  In a previous article about gasoline prices I noted that many packaged drinks are quite expensive and that the cheapest drink out there is water. The main reason people don't drink water is that it is tasteless and not very "fun" to drink.

  On the other hand, water is definitely better for you than sodas, so now there is a entire category of packaged drinks like VitaminWater that are basically bottled water with coloring, vitamins and flavor.

  Instead of buying those drinks, you can add many things to water at home to make it more exciting to drink.   Read More...

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• Supermarket lies: He's mad and he's got a camera phone

  Posted Dec 05 2007, 01:21 PM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: Spending, Saving, Dining, Wise Bread
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  Paul Michael at partner blog Wise Bread is mad as hell, and he's going to do something about it. He's sick of seeing supermarkets raise the price before putting something on sale, and then charge about what they normally would for the sale item. It's sneaky and underhanded, he writes. "'Wow, I just saved a bunch of cash,' you're thinking. But in actuality you've saved almost nothing and bought more product than you would have done if the sale wasn't there," he writes.   Read More...

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