More and more families are waving the white flag and ordering pre-cooked holiday meals from their favorite restaurants to cut back on arguments while enjoying great tasting meals.  If you’re in the same boat this year, you have several options from which to pick.

It never fails. The cashier zips those bar coded labels at light speed while we make small talk. She gives me a grand total, I swipe a piece of plastic through a gray box, then sign away a large sum. The total seems a bit off but with five people behind me, I succumb to "move along" pressure...

So you love the idea of bulk buying, but can't fathom storing 30 pounds of flour at a time. Or you'd like to buy organic products but don't want to pay the 40% higher price for produce...

Times have changed and many dads now make the weekly grocery run. Grabbing frozen pizza and chips doesn’t cut it in our economy and nutritionally is even more insane than serving starch. So what’s a man to do beyond clipping coupons...

Shopping with coupons is a big hassle. All those minute scraps of papers stuck to the fridge or floating through the junk drawer just add clutter and always seem to expire too soon. Don't fret, newbie couponer.

Maybe you get a superiority kick out of paying more for your load of food than I do. That's fine with me. But if you also value other forms of green, think about a coop.

While navigating the crowds at Walmart last week I was pleasantly surprised to see a new take-over of the generic Great Value products. I've been pleased with their quality. Many stores offer generic options for food, drugs, beauty products...

You can hear them aisles away. They release an outburst of deep emotional trauma, easily confused with heinous child abuse, incurring a "do something about that kid" stare from everyone in the store...

Let's be honest. It's your own fault you have a colony of plastic bags insulating the cabinet under your sink. Although it isn't your intention to start a collection, they keep weaseling their way home from Walmart. You don't know what to do about it...