Start tracking what you actually spend on lunch for two weeks. I did this and almost choked when I saw it was nearly $50 a week just on sandwiches and a drink. Now I make a big batch of chicken salad on Sunday and portion it out for the week. Costs me like $12 total and tastes way better than the gas station ones I was grabbing. The key is having it ready so you don't talk yourself into swinging through the drive thru when you're hungry.

Honestly I used to think paper maps were totally obsolete but you actually changed my mind with that one. It's so easy to just grab one without checking the date and end up in the same spot. Tbh I never really thought about them going bad but now I'll definitely be checking the publication year before I rely on one.

Have you tried the little plastic portion cups with lids they sell at restaurant supply stores? In my experience you get way more for the money than those flimsy deli cups at the grocery store. A stack of 50 costs like 5 bucks and they hold up way better for freezing and microwaving.

72 years old and I still can't figure out if 14 visits is a win or a loss, but three links from smaller sites is three more than I had before. My pitch template is just "hey, saw you collected some great resources and thought this one might fit" plus a photo of my dog looking sad, not sure if that helps at all. I tried the generic "I saw your post" once and got a reply telling me my link was spam because the website looked like it was built in 1996. At least the dog photo gets a chuckle sometimes, even if the roundup editor doesn't add the link.

Actually "not from concentrate" doesn't always mean it's less processed, it just means they didn't remove the water and then add it back later lol. Some "not from concentrate" juices still get pasteurized and stored for months before they hit the shelf, so they can lose just as much flavor and nutrients as the concentrate stuff. Your point about checking actual ingredients is solid though, that's really the only way to know what you're getting.