What we saw and ate at the CNE in 2025
The Canadian National Exhibition runs from August 15 to September 1, 2025 this year. How fast the days fly to bring us to our most anticipated end-of-summer event before school starts again and the cooler weather rushes in!
This year, we had three kids under the Continue reading
The 20 surprise bags I got in July 2025 from Too Good To Go
A lovely app called Too Good To Go is what I check daily or hourly on my smartphone. Restaurants and stores put together “surprise bags” of unsold surplus goods at a third of the retail price to sell to Continue reading
4 mixed produce boxes from Flashfood
Use the Flashfood app to buy discounted food from participating grocery stores! Items nearing their “best before” dates are posted to this app and consumers can buy them on the app and pick them up in-store. It’s very easy and fun. Continue reading
Meron To Go located at 11 Disera Drive in Thornhill
We found ourselves in this area of Bathurst and Steeles and I was looking for a quick fast-casual restaurant for lunch. Google Maps showed Meron To Go as a nearby contender serving Middle Eastern food with high ratings, so we decided to check it out. Continue reading
Screenshot of AttaPoll survey main page
Since March this year (2025), I’ve been engrossed with this smartphone app that my friend recommended to me called AttaPoll. You can do short surveys on it to earn money. Since my friend had been on it for a while and cashed out real money, I had no doubt about its legitimacy and I downloaded it right away.
Picture of the freshly washed raspberries we got for 40 cents a pack!
If you want to buy cheap groceries, try this app called Flashfood. They’re discounted because the goods are nearing their “best before” dates, but BB dates are actually just a recommendation and Continue reading
The 6 surprise bags I bought in June 2025
A free app that you can use to save food from going to waste is called Too Good To Go. I’ve been using this app since 2023 to try new restaurants and stores and it’s been such a fun opportunity. The stores that sign up on the app create “surprise bags” filled with items that were unsold or that they had too much of and sell them for one third of the original price. Continue reading
The Flashfood fridges and shelves at Real Canadian Superstore in Scarborough
Flashfood is an app where supermarkets will upload photos of items that are close to their “best before” date for 50% or more. You pay for them on the app and pick up your order at the store. It’s an amazing way to slash your grocery bill in half. You can download the app and try it for yourself at this link: Flashfood app. It is free to use! Continue reading
21 surprise bags bought in May 2025
I love using Too Good To Go! It is such a fun way to try new restaurants and enjoy food that is unsold and about to be thrown out at a discounted price (1/3rd of the original price). Continue reading
NoodleFest at Mandarin Restaurants
Our family loves buffets and all-you-can-eat restaurants so when it was time this weekend to select a restaurant for dinner, we couldn’t help but pick Mandarin since it offers something for everyone (and the kids Continue reading
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