Mrs. Thabombshelter and I have a four month old son and would love to eat more meals that aren't takeout. Plus, with a baby, money is obviously a valuable and precious commodity. Easy prep and inexpensive ingredients are a priority. So please, help us with some suggestions for easy-ish, healthy-ish, cheap-ish meals that can help us avoid Papa Johns or Chinese takeout.
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posted by ThaBombShelterSmith
on Feb 8, 2013 -
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I have a 24x40 poster that I would like to stick in a frame. I am reluctant to go to our local custom framing shop, because while they do very nice work, the price is usually in the >$100 range, which is more than I can spend right now. I've done some searching online, and haven't found great results, plus it is hard for me to assess the good vs. bad websites to purchase. Any recommendations on where I can get this size frame (or another size that my poster would look okay in - does not need to be super professional-looking), hopefully for less than $50? I can swing by a store like Target, but don't want to get into anything too complicated like looking at flea markets.
posted by rainbowbrite
on Jan 22, 2013 -
18 answers
[Carfilter] The oil cap on my car vibrates itself loose, causing oil to spill out onto the engine and thus wreathe my hood in some lovely smoke. Oil cap has been replaced once already to try and fix this, to no avail. What are my options?
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posted by curious nu
on Oct 30, 2012 -
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Seeking your ideas for free or inexpensive crafts for adults that can be completed within 2-3 hours with very little instruction required. Striving for a fun process and a pleasing end product. No worthless, ugly or junky, please.
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posted by AnOrigamiLife
on Oct 24, 2012 -
34 answers
How to make the cheapest road trip fun and comfy? Sleeping in the car snowflakes inside!
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posted by shesaysgo
on Oct 15, 2012 -
12 answers
My good friends are getting married and I'd like to give them 5 or 6 "mystery date kits." What would you put into the boxes if you could only spend about $10 per box and/or use some stuff from around your house?
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posted by smirkyfodder
on Sep 15, 2012 -
11 answers
Taking a long-distance train trip with a 3.5 hour layover in Pittsburgh. Where can I eat near the train station during my layover?
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posted by ActionPopulated
on Sep 1, 2012 -
5 answers
After reading
this post about ridiculously cheap, but great-sounding headphones, I became curious about other cheap things that compare favorably to much their much more expensive counterparts. Does anyone know of anything that fits the bill?
posted by jessssse
on Jul 4, 2012 -
47 answers
What is the best sparkling wine or champagne under 20 dollars? Also, I need help with a last-minute New Year's celebration.
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posted by Fairchild
on Dec 30, 2011 -
42 answers
Please help me figure out *cheap* gifts for a ton of nephews and nieces. Caveat: I want to buy gifts, but I don't want to spend too much or work too hard.
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posted by devotion+doubt
on Nov 27, 2011 -
52 answers
Help set me up: I am looking to buy my son a laptop. An
inexpensive laptop. It should have a strong enough graphics card to run, say, MineCraft and other games/video smoothly; should have a webcam. Otherwise, it will be used for general schoolwork and internetting, and maybe some light music recording. Screen size is not important, so small displays are OK. So: new or used? Or buy a cheap one and upgrade the graphics card? What specs should I aim for? Any sources/sites that are better for finding good deals? I am wishing to find something for $200--am I wishing too hard?
Thanks!!
posted by not_on_display
on Aug 12, 2011 -
21 answers
Is 200 MB enough? I got an Ipod Touch for my birthday. It does have WiFi access but I don't want to have to run into a cafe every time I need to look something up online. So I'm in the market for a mobile WiFi hotspot and a wireless data plan. The cheapest plans available -- and I'm all about the cheap -- typically offer you c. 200 MB a month.
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posted by jason's_planet
on Jul 17, 2011 -
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Need to rent a large car or small van to go from Akron, OH -> Wilmington DE -> to Dallas, TX -> Akron, OH and I was hoping to spend no more than $800 or so. Is this possible? Results I have found so far are discouraging.
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posted by mreleganza
on Apr 1, 2011 -
15 answers
I'm looking for some sort of PDA-sized tablet for under $100 that I can use for web browsing, preferably-but-not-necessarily running some flavor of Android. I specifically want something more iPhone-sized than iPad-sized, and I'll just be using the wifi at my home or whatever other wifi hotspot I find myself in, so I don't want a smartphone, unless the best answer happens to be some sort of smartphone with the "phone" part turned off. Any suggestions?
posted by luvcraft
on Mar 22, 2011 -
21 answers
I overheard about a recipe, in which an apple is halved and cored, baked in an oven for a bit, then the core areas are filled with pretzels, the apples are baked again, and voila, you have the cheapest, best desert in the world. Can you help me figure out the recipe?
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posted by Philipschall
on Feb 15, 2011 -
13 answers
What is this half-remembered VHS tape of very-low-production-values, very short sketches, that my friend and I rented in the mid-to-late 80s?
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posted by drjimmy11
on Feb 5, 2011 -
7 answers
I'm a visitor in San Francisco and need a haircut! Is there a secret place in Chinatown (or elsewhere) where a man can get a stylish textured cut on a budget?
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posted by bradly
on Dec 26, 2010 -
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Mission Impossible? Christmas gifts for wife with a zero dollar budget. Due to my current unemployment, Mrs COD and myself have agreed that we will not spend a single dime on each other for Christmas. We did spend a little so that the kids have a few things to unwrap. However, having nothing under the tree just seems so depressing. Anybody have any creative ideas?
posted by COD
on Dec 21, 2010 -
45 answers
Just bought a bunch of cables on the cheap online, and so now I'm of course wondering -- what are other kinds of products that are generally wildly overpriced at retail stores but actually can be purchased cheaply online? And which online stores are best for these products.
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posted by Deathalicious
on Nov 28, 2010 -
42 answers
What things would you would never consider paying money for, once you learned how easy it was to do/make/fix yourself?
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posted by benzenedream
on Nov 4, 2010 -
102 answers
I often work during the day in libraries or coffee shops with wifi but I'm too cheap to buy a cell phone. I have a laptop and a recent ipod touch. What are some clever ways I can contact my wife at home when I have something time-sensitive I need to share?
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posted by craniac
on Oct 27, 2010 -
19 answers
I need hors d'oeuvre-y ideas for a company party this Saturday. Details and caveats inside...
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posted by Thorzdad
on May 19, 2010 -
21 answers
I've used the Mach 3 razor on my face for the longest time and I have been very happy with its performance. But Gillette's recent price increases are just not something I can absorb in my current economic situation. What are some good cheap alternatives that would be available in NYC-area stores?
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posted by jason's_planet
on Apr 18, 2010 -
31 answers
Help me choose a cheap espresso machine.
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posted by Thorzdad
on Mar 17, 2010 -
35 answers
Is there a website that will find me the cheapest way out of Alaska this April - to
anywhere that is warmer than it is here? I want a website that will search fares leaving from a specific place at a specific time, and find me the best vacation bang for my buck.
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posted by keribear
on Jan 3, 2010 -
10 answers
What's a good system for a non-profit to set-up and manage a digital archive of somewhere between 2,000 and 5,000 text, pictures, sound and video items? It needs to be accessible by multiple people at the same time and be easily searchable.
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posted by Magnakai
on Dec 2, 2009 -
8 answers
Buying a ticket to Bangkok—is there a
dependable online ticket-searching service that is all about getting the truly cheapest fare? Skinflint-In-Coach.com?
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posted by blueberry
on Nov 27, 2009 -
20 answers
Any experience / suggestions / pearls of wisdom / recommendations for free Subversion hosting? TIA, no more inside.
posted by mwhybark
on Nov 23, 2009 -
7 answers
Taking care of some things so money’s tight. What are some kickass, cool, mellow things I can do for free or dirt cheap! Preferably in Brooklyn, NY?
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posted by Hydrofiend
on Oct 27, 2009 -
10 answers
I have some posters that I would like to hang up, but they have been damaged through poor handling in the past. Are there inexpensive yet non-tacky (no pun intended) ways of hanging them up?
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posted by grouse
on Oct 13, 2009 -
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