Finding ways to save money here and there can be hard, and I think we can all use a little inspiration now and then in our lives, so every month this year, I plan to publish some of the things we did to stay within our budget during the previous month. It’s always nice to see money still in Keep Reading
Household Expenses
Taking care of household expenses can be a little daunting, but with active planning and forethought, it can be manageable. Being smart about grocery expenses, cleaning supplies and household goods can have you save little by little, but it adds up. You can go extreme with some of the money saving tips, but it can be something as simple as making adjustments such as using air conditioning in only dire situations, going a day or a week without spending, or finding other options to entertain yourself and your family. You can save quite a bit of money doing some of the things you might unknowingly pay for by purchasing store-bought items. You can save money by grinding your own flour, using some of items in your pantry to do laundry instead of purchasing extra cleaning supplies and make your purchases last longer by learning how to mend and repair broken items or ripped clothing.
How To Get Free Produce – For Real!
Okay guys, are you ready for one of my extreme, whacky frugal ideas? Well, if you want to know how to get free produce, listen up! :) This is something Gabriel and I started doing at the suggestion of his aunt, who did it before she moved out of town. I’ve quelled my excitement, and Keep Reading
How To Remove Blood Stains From Clothing
A friend of mine taught me how to remove blood stains from clothing a few years ago, and I can't tell you how thankful I am for that. I wouldn't have any nice clothes left at this point if it wasn't for that particular skill. I mean, I always thought it was the boys who are supposed to be getting Keep Reading
Six Ways We Saved Money In December
Finding ways to save money here and there can be hard, and I think we can all use a little inspiration now and then in our lives, so every month this year, I plan to publish some of the things we did to stay within our budget during the previous month. I hope you'll find inspiration in some of Keep Reading
The Frugal Homemaker’s Must-Haves
You're probably looking like I'm crazy right now, aren't you? I mean, here I am telling you, "here are some things you can buy for your frugal lifestyle." The thing is, these are things that will help save either money or time - or both - as I'll explain below. By the way, I'm not being compensated Keep Reading
Gluten-Free Baking Tips
I vividly remember my first glance into the world of celiac disease. I was somewhere around 8-10 years old, and our entire Sunday school class had gone to Chuck E. Cheese’s for pizza and games. There was one boy in our class who couldn’t have the pizza and, worse yet, had forgotten his lunch. He Keep Reading
How To Eat Beans Every Day For A Week Without Getting Bored
Beans are widely heralded as the cheapest source of protein we can get. But we don’t eat them very often. Why? Maybe it’s because they’re just too boring. Or so we think. The truth is, they’re not any more boring than a cup of flour. It’s what you do with that cup of flour - or beans as the case Keep Reading
How To Make Time To Grind Your Own Flour
Well, grinding your own grain is a lot healthier, and cheaper, so it makes sense. If you’re like me though, the idea of adding yet another chore to the stack of things your already doing may cause rooms (or even the outdoors) to suddenly seem very small, shortness of breath, dizziness, Keep Reading
Creative Storage Ideas For Small Spaces
Inside/under coffee tables and end tables. If you have end tables or a coffee table that is either enclosed, or that you cover with a table cloth, you can fit neatly boxed food underneath. I can fit a single box of (one dozen) quart jars under our end table. One box is better than Keep Reading
Three Big Reasons Why You Should Grind Your Own Flour
Why should you grind your own flour when there’s perfectly good flour available at the grocery store and online? We’re all so busy that there has to be some seriously good incentive to warrant taking on another chore. So here are the three main reasons why I own a grain mill: 1. Freshly Ground Keep Reading