Archive for September 22nd, 2009

Open Office – The Free Open Source Alternative to Productivity Software

by: Frugal Michael September 22, 2009

Who among us doesn’t need a good word processor on our computer at least a few times a week?  Who wants to pay the ridiculous prices that Bill Gates’ company charges for their Office Suite?  Me either. Enter OpenOffice, the amazingly full-featured productivity suite that includes a word processor, spreadsheet program, multimedia presentation creator, database [...]

Make Your Own Instant Oatmeal

by: Frugal Michael September 22, 2009

We all know how convenient instant oatmeal packets are, especially when you have a family to feed when you are trying to get everyone going in the morning.  We also know how convenient it is to just grab a box of the pre-packaged packets at the supermarket and forget about it but what if you [...]