One-time purchase? ... that would have to be the Food Saver. Or the Slow Cooker. Or both.
With the Food Saver I can buy the cheaper mondo meat packages then seal up the meat individually or in pairs for later. When I cook a big meal, I can seal up the leftovers in single-serving packages for lunches.
With the Slow Cooker I can make one or two big dinners, then save the leftovers for lunches and dinner-on-the-go.
Two other big choices we made, but they weren't one-time purchases, was getting rid of our second car and switching from regular to pre-paid cellular phones. Technically the minutes are more expensive on pre-paid, but we also limited our cell usage and paid about $10-15/month for cell phones instead of upwards of $45/month.
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Date: 2005-11-15 02:38 pm (UTC)With the Food Saver I can buy the cheaper mondo meat packages then seal up the meat individually or in pairs for later. When I cook a big meal, I can seal up the leftovers in single-serving packages for lunches.
With the Slow Cooker I can make one or two big dinners, then save the leftovers for lunches and dinner-on-the-go.
Two other big choices we made, but they weren't one-time purchases, was getting rid of our second car and switching from regular to pre-paid cellular phones. Technically the minutes are more expensive on pre-paid, but we also limited our cell usage and paid about $10-15/month for cell phones instead of upwards of $45/month.