I get a lot of comments, emails, and messages from people asking me why I use guar gum in my gluten-free recipes, and if they can use xanthan gum instead, so I wanted to take a moment and address that really quickly. The short answer is yes. You can do an even swap, and will most likely never see Keep Reading
A Healthy Diet For $20.00 A Week
Have you ever seen Money Saving Mom’s article about feeding yourself on $30 a week? It showed up in my Pinterest feed a while back, and I was super inspired when I saw it. It’s so simple, no coupon clipping or deal crunching. Just a good old fashioned shopping list and menu plan. Even though that Keep Reading
6 Ways To Save On Grass-Fed Beef
“I’d love to quit eating confinement raised beef, but grass-fed is just too expensive!” Sound familiar? Being a farm girl, this statement used to make me scratch my head …until the first time I actually looked at grass-fed meat prices at a popular organic food chain. Yikes! Now I know. And now I Keep Reading
12 Ways To Get More Beans Into Your Diet
When I look at the daily protein requirements for my little family of three (three who actually eat table food, that is.), the numbers are staggering. I know I didn’t grow up eating this much protein, and I also know why. Meat is expensive. That’s why God made beans. Beans are cheap. They Keep Reading
5 Ways To Save On Quality Food
image credit One of the big issues with eating healthy for people like me - that is to say, people who have a tight budget - is the cost of organic/grass-fed/all natural products. Fortunately, there are some strategies that are easy to use to get quality produce for less. Especially this time of Keep Reading
What To Buy For Baby When Saving Money Is A Priority
This morning we have a guest post from Katie Moore who blogs at Moore From Katie. She has compiled a list of baby gear must haves as well as some things to skip. What would you add? Leave a comment and let us know! When I found out I was pregnant I was overjoyed! With all of the excitement of Keep Reading
Quality Beef For Less?
(Another Cheap vs. Healthy Post) Sometimes, when choosing between nutritional value and expense, we have to wonder if there’s a middle road. Is there a way we could somehow get decent quality beef without paying $4.50/lb. or more for it? Yes, there is. But as with most lesser known options, this Keep Reading
Buying In Bulk… And Making It Pay
Weighing out the cheese. (The sewing machine in the background was for an unrelated project. ) A few days ago, Gabriel and I were talking about my upcoming shopping trip to a restaurant supply store. I mentioned that cheese was much less expensive there… But only if it was purchased in bulk. “So Keep Reading
Saving Money: It’s The Little Things
I’ve been wracking my brain, looking for ways to keep cutting our cost of living. Asking myself “what else can I do? what am I not seeing?” Visitng other frugal living blogs and reading what they have to say, asking other people what they do… I’ve compiled a short list here of things that really Keep Reading
5 Ways To Reduce The Protein Bill
We all know how hard it can be to get adequate protein while shopping on a tight budget. Even more difficult if you’re looking for something a little more healthy than the stuff at the average supermarket. Here are five delicious ways we’ve found to reduce that cost: Lentils - One of the most Keep Reading
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