Yes, Anne, that is just YOUR philosophy. If you can call that philosophy. Does anyone really stock up on walnut oil “when times are good” and not use it? Think about that...it’s just insane.

If anything I would say that this article isn’t harsh enough on the chicanery Reed tries to pass off as “savings”. Reed is out of her mind if she justifies using items from the pantry as a money saving technique. The gifts aside...she PAID for those items. It’s simple math. She needs to account for the cost of those items whatever meal she is preparing.

Here’s my favorite part:

“I have also vowed to lose 10 pounds so that I may be able to shop my own closet. I have to. I need something chic to wear to the big dinner I’m about to win.”

LOL!

The only thing more insane than this article is that Reed is a contributing editor for two major magazines.