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Annabel Ascher

Fine Dining — Gone But Not Forgotten

I miss the ritual of fine dining. The path through the restaurant, following the maître d, the way the tables are set, the chatter of the…

Feb 3, 2021

Fine Dining — Gone But Not Forgotten

Feb 3, 2021

Abuse Writ Large — an Exit Strategy

Lately, as I watch the global news, I have been considering abuse as a collective phenomenon. The understanding of abuse in individuals…

Sep 28, 2020

Abuse Writ Large — an Exit Strategy

Sep 28, 2020

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How to Be Frugal–Ten Tips to Get Started

How do we live the frugal life? It can’t be done without self-knowledge, attention to detail, and yes, time and effort. It is easy to get…

Jun 23, 2020

How to Be Frugal–Ten Tips to Get Started

Jun 23, 2020

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Get More Flavor for Less Money — Grow These Five Herbs Indoors

Fresh herbs add great flavor to home cooking, but buying them at the market is prohibitive. The herbs come in bunches much larger than…

Jun 22, 2020

Get More Flavor for Less Money — Grow These Five Herbs Indoors

Jun 22, 2020

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A wealth of Summer Produce

Summer is here at last, and with it an explosion of luscious fruits and vegetables! Here in the USA we have a true bounty of summer…

Jun 22, 2020

A wealth of Summer Produce

Jun 22, 2020

Cheap? Or Frugal? How to Tell the Difference

Often when I tell people about my writing on frugality I get a strange response. “oh — I don’t like that word-frugality” they say. “I…

Jun 12, 2020

Cheap? Or Frugal? How to Tell the Difference

Jun 12, 2020

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How Much is Enough? 6 Tips for Knowing When to Stop

The question “how much is enough?” is at the very heart of a frugal life richly lived. It is the backbone of frugal abundance. We live in…

Jun 12, 2020

How Much is Enough? 6 Tips for Knowing When to Stop

Jun 12, 2020

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The Five Biggest Money Wasters and How to Avoid Them

Several years ago I clicked on a link about wasting money. On the list were several items that seemed very subjective, such as owning of…

Jun 12, 2020

The Five Biggest Money Wasters and How to Avoid Them

Jun 12, 2020

If You Want to Save Money Take Safety Seriously

The other day I read an article about frugality where a young woman told a story in which her tires were bald and unsafe, but she didn’t…

Jun 10, 2020

If You Want to Save Money Take Safety Seriously

Jun 10, 2020

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Frugal Food-Five More Tips to Make Your Home Cooked Meals Irresistible!

This is the second in a series of posts about cooking better food at home. Being able to produce your own meals is a cornerstone of the…

Jun 10, 2020

Frugal Food-Five More Tips to Make Your Home Cooked Meals Irresistible!

Jun 10, 2020

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Don’t Throw Your Old Clothes Away — Mend Them!

We all have them — a little pile of cloths that are still it great shape except for that missing button or stuck zipper. You could go out…

Jun 10, 2020

Don’t Throw Your Old Clothes Away — Mend Them!

Jun 10, 2020

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Save Money and Energy: Hang Your Laundry Out to Dry

In this age of high speed everything it is hard to imagine how people did the most mundane tasks as little as 100 years ago. When it comes…

Jun 9, 2020

Save Money and Energy: Hang Your Laundry Out to Dry

Jun 9, 2020

Don’t Be Afraid to Fail Just Do It Fast

It takes just as much time and energy to pursue a course of action doomed to failure as it does to pursue one that will succeed. This is…

Jun 9, 2020

Don’t Be Afraid to Fail Just Do It Fast

Jun 9, 2020

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Why Be Frugal? The 3 Biggest Reasons

This might seem an odd question from the Frugal Goddess, but it is worth asking. Being frugal means more effort and often deferred…

Jun 7, 2020

Why Be Frugal? The 3 Biggest Reasons

Jun 7, 2020

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What is Frugality Really?

First I will describe what frugality is not. Many people associate frugality with lack, but this is a misconception. It is not scrimping…

Jun 7, 2020

What is Frugality Really?

Jun 7, 2020

Finding Meaning: The Nexus of Being and Doing

So how, in the face of this terrible knowledge, do we bring meaning to our lives? I am not speaking here about any concepts of an…

Jun 4, 2020

Finding Meaning: The Nexus of Being and Doing

Jun 4, 2020

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Never Buy Store Bought Salad Dressing Again! Three Great Dressings You Can Make In Minutes

Making salad dressing at home is one of the easiest things you can do in a kitchen and in many cases it is also less expensive as well…

Jun 4, 2020

Never Buy Store Bought Salad Dressing Again! Three Great Dressings You Can Make In Minutes

Jun 4, 2020

One Vision for a New Economy

I know it is easier for me to discuss what I am against. So I thought it would be good to articulate what I am FOR. Here are five…

Jun 3, 2020

One Vision for a New Economy

Jun 3, 2020

Four Types of Activism: What to Do When You Want to DO Something but Don’t Know What

Four Types of Action in Resistance: 1. Political-finding and supporting good candidates. If your district is safe, why not help in the…

Jun 2, 2020

Four Types of Activism: What to Do When You Want to DO Something but Don’t Know What

Jun 2, 2020

On Political Idealism in Our Time

Here’s the thing: Most of my friends on the left are idealists. They believe that if they support and elect the right people we will have…

Jun 12, 2018

Jun 12, 2018

Annabel Ascher

Annabel Ascher

I am a writer and photographer living in the high desert west of Taos NM. Beauty and biophilia are what inspire me.

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