Author Archives: stenoodie

About stenoodie

I'm a stenographer, foodie, avid traveller, and mom of 3 who loves to share her experiences with the world.

Flashfood Purchases in March 2026

Posted on April 6, 2026 by stenoodie

Want to save money on buying groceries? Try the Flashfood app. Flashfood is an app which helps divert food waste by selling items that are nearing their “best before” date or which stores have a surplus of for one half … Continue reading →

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Too Good To Go Surprise Bags in March 2026

Posted on April 3, 2026 by stenoodie

Want to try new restaurants or foods that you wouldn’t normally buy? There’s an app called Too Good To Go where you can buy items that the restaurant has too much of for one third of the retail price. This … Continue reading →

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Mobile Game Review: Glow Tales (merge game)

Posted on March 22, 2026 by stenoodie

Glow Tales: Merge & Makeover is a merge game on the Play Store on Android that I made $109.64 from playing (thanks to AttaPoll)! It was super fun and these were my thoughts about it as I was playing it:

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Best Kids’ Indoor Playgrounds in the GTA

Posted on March 15, 2026 by stenoodie

We have been fortunate to visit various kids’ indoor playgrounds in the Greater Toronto Area over the past couple of years thanks to birthday parties and our own playdate outings such that I wanted to create a blog post outlining … Continue reading →

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Flashfood Purchases in February 2026

Posted on March 3, 2026 by stenoodie

Use Flashfood to save money on groceries. Participating supermarkets will post items that are nearing their “best before” dates or items they can’t sell for usually 50% of the price. Sometimes, the discount is more than 50%! You can download … Continue reading →

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Too Good To Go Surprise Bags in February 2026

Posted on March 1, 2026 by stenoodie

You can save money on takeout food and groceries using an app called Too Good To Go. Restaurants and grocery stores will put together a mystery “surprise bag” of items that are close to their “best before” dates and sell … Continue reading →

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Flashfood Purchases in January 2026

Posted on February 11, 2026 by stenoodie

On January 6, 2026, Flashfood increased their service fee applied on every order from 5% to 8% (max of $2.99 per order) without telling anyone. Finding this out infuriated me as a long-time and loyal user of Flashfood. I wrote … Continue reading →

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Too Good To Go Surprise Bags in January 2026

Posted on February 10, 2026 by stenoodie

An app where you can save food from going to waste is called Too Good To Go. Participating restaurants and stores will post “surprise bags” of items they haven’t sold for one third of the original price. Everything is good … Continue reading →

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Flashfood’s New 8% Service Fee

Posted on January 13, 2026 by stenoodie

I’m writing this blog post on a whim upon finding out the new Flashfood service fee because it is appalling, dishonest, and sneaky. I first started using Flashfood in mid-2023 to buy discounted grocery items at 50% off the retail … Continue reading →

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Year in Review: 2025

Posted on December 31, 2025 by stenoodie

Let me start off with saying what I’ve been telling everyone the latter part of the year… 2025 has been a year of endings, both for lives and relationships. In 2025, we lost a number of