When I married Gabriel, I married into the world of gluten-free. We also decided right from the start to live as frugally as possible in order to eventually attain the lifestyle we desired. This meant finding extreme ways make a typically expensive diet fit our budget. It’s been a journey – and Keep Reading
Save Money
Frugal living is more than just saving money, it is a lifestyle that you can wholly embrace. You can save money with a simple lifestyle change, you can easily save money while still living the life you want to live. You can go green, eat healthy, travel and indulge in various hobbies and still live frugally. Frugal living living requires a lot of forethought and in some cases sacrifices. You can sacrifice your daily coffee that you purchase if you make your own and keep it in a thermos. It can be a challenge, but you can have fun with it too. A week without spending money can be a chance for you to reconnect with your family as well as reconnect with your interests and hobbies. While you may make a few sacrifices, frugal living can earn you a lot of savings. You can save time, save money and save yourself some stress with frugal living.
Swagbucks, Zoombucks, and Irazoo, Oh My!
I know that I risk beating an already over-beaten horse with this, but I want to do my part (ahem) to make sure that there’s nobody left who uses a search engine without getting paid for it. Why would you use google when you could get paid to use swagbucks? Where do you think the money for the Keep Reading
Homemade Baby food
Every time I walk past the baby food isle in the grocery store I find myself wondering: do people really feed their babies that? I mean on a regular basis. There are circumstances where I can definitely see buying jarred baby food - like on a long car trip or something. It’d just be easier. But Keep Reading
Keeping Cool Without A/C
It’s amazing how running the A/C runs up the electric bill. With out electric heating or cooling, our monthly bill is just a few dollars over the minnimum - and our house is all electric - stove, water heater - everything. I honestly don’t remember how much it cost us last summer to cool our house, Keep Reading
Switching To Dry Beans
You want to know what has saved a lot of money in our grocery budget? Switching from buying canned beans, to dry beans. I know it’s a no-brainer when you’re just using beans canned in water, but most of our canned bean consumption was coming in the form of refried beans, chili bean, and pork and Keep Reading
Cleaning with Microfiber
I really hate using paper towels. Every time I pull one off the roll I feel like I’m watching money go down the drain. Actually, that feeling comes pretty much every time I use a disposable item. Feels like I might as well just throw money in the trash. In fact, I still have most of the package Keep Reading
Cutting the Cost: Grinding Vs. Buying
If you asked me the best way to save money on gluten-free food preparation, I’d tell you to grind your own grain. Don’t believe me? Next time you’re in the grocery store, compare the price of a pound of rice, and a pound of rice flour. It’s astonishing. When I first began baking gluten-free, I Keep Reading
DIY Hair Cut
I got my hair cut yesterday. Yup. Actually, I cut it myself. Don’t worry, I’ve been cutting my own hair for a while now. Paying for a haircut really stinks, so I used to have one of my sister, or Gabriel, cut my hair. But, I got tired of having such a boring cut, so I decided to try this. It’s Keep Reading
Preparing For Baby On A Budget Part 2
Hey all! I'm back with more about preparing for baby on a budget. If you miss part one, go here to read it. I'll wait for ya. ;) It’s crazy how much you can spend on getting ready for a new baby. The shear volume and diversity of baby gear out there is just mind boggling! So what does a new Keep Reading
Preparing For Baby On A Budget
I went online looking for car seat reviews a few days ago, and was reminded once again just how expensive baby gear is. Fortunately, you don’t have to spend that much! Garrett honestly hasn’t cost us that much, so I thought it might be useful to pass on some of the methods we used for Keep Reading