Saturday, April 19, 2008

How To Make A Frappuccino | Free Financial Help

I love Starbucks. However, my checkbook does not agree with me. Unfortunately, I love a grande frappucino with two floated shots = $4.90. So I have cut back signigicantly. Now I am making them at home.

How To Make A Frappuccino Free Financial Help:

"Frappuccino Recipe
The first step to making a frappuccino is buying high quality coffee. You can buy authentic Starbucks coffee or you can shop around for less expensive coffee if you really want to save some money.

If you can, you should buy the coffee beans. The coffee beans are not only less expensive, but fresh ground coffee will make your frappuccino taste even better!

Once you have your fresh ground coffee, it's time to start brewing! Frappuccinos use double-strength coffee to give it an added kick. This means that to make a frappuccino you have to measure two tablespoons of ground coffee per serving in your coffee maker.

Once the coffee has been brewed, chill it in the refrigerator. It works best if you brew the coffee the night before so that you will have your frappuccino the next morning!

Now that you have your chilled coffee, add three tablespoons of granulated sugar, one cup of milk (low-fat or skim milk works fine), and two cups of ice in a blender. These measurements assume you are making two grande frappuccinos. If you are making more or less, please adjust the measurements accordingly.

Blend the ingredients together on high speed until the ice is crushed and the drink is smooth. Pour the frappuccinos into two 16-ounce glasses and ENJOY!"

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Randy Pausch - Last Lecture

This is perspective and very moving; here is a link to his daily updates http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/

Monday, April 14, 2008

Housing Drop: No End in Sight

Certainly many are feeling the crunch of the drop in the housing market. We are no different. $200k+ drop in two homes currently on the market and no end in sight. I read Shillers book. Did I listen?

Shiller at BAAS: Housing Will Continue to Fall - Seeking Alpha