Helpful tips to save money during tough times
Daily Mining Gazette/Layla Aslani
Harley Sachs prepares food in his kitchen. Sachs shared money saving tips such as avoiding prepared food and buying in bulk.
HOUGHTON — Harley Sachs said he never made much money, so that is why he lives frugally. Sachs shared his tips for stretching food to save money during these tough economic times in a letter to the editor published in The Daily Mining Gazette on Sept. 13. His tips included baking his own bread, avoiding prepared food and buying tea in bulk. Although some people may write off his methods as too much work, Sachs said they are a great way to make ends meet and be less wasteful during tough economic times. Sachs said his thrifty days date back to his college years when he used the GI Bill of Rights to attend the University of Stockholm in Sweden. During his summers off, he traveled with little money. “I had to travel cheap for $2 a day,” he said. “I was hitchhiking around Europe, it was a ball, it was an adventure.” Later, Sachs married his wife, Ulla, who was from Germany, and the pair went on a year-long honeymoon around Europe for only $3 a day. Sachs said they ate simple food and
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