Lest you all think I am some sort of perfect Martha Stewart of the Frugal set, I wanted to let you know that it took me until Tuesday evening to process that 20 lbs of chicken thighs I started on Saturday evening. Here’s how it worked: Saturday late afternoon: Cut the skin and any large… Keep Reading

I gave up coffee for Lent. I know, I know-how could a person do such a thing. Well I figured that it might actually help my migraines in the long run, and at least it was a limited amount of time 🙂 Of course I had screaming caffine withdrawal headaches for the first few days,… Keep Reading

Yes, this week I bought two ten pound bags of chicken quarters at Walmart for $4.30 each. For the math impaired that is $.43 a lb 🙂 Even if a solid half of that is stuff I have to throw a way like skin, bones, fat etc, I would still only be paying $.86 a… Keep Reading

So this is a relatively minor frugal success, but a success none the less. I have a lovely enamel coated pot with a steamer/colander liner that my MIL gave me as a gift. I really like it-it is a good sized pot for making homemade soup in, or soaking beans. Bigger than all my saucepans,… Keep Reading

I think I gained at least 5 lbs over the holiday season this year. Not because of anything special, but because I just disregarded everything that I knew I should do and just ate whatever I wanted. Add to that the extra 8 lbs or so I’m still lugging around in post baby weight (yes,… Keep Reading

Did you know you can sanatize your kitchen sponge by zapping a moist sponge in the microwave for approx 2 minutes? Don’t know if you’d call it a tip on frugality, but it doesn’t cost anything to do (well, ok, there is an electricy cost but that is minor). The moist enviroment of the sponge… Keep Reading

I have been trying to somewhat limit my trips to the store lately. The less time I spend in retail establishments, the less money I spend! I know that I’ll be in town on Wednesday when I go for my MOPS meeting, so that is when I’ve planned my grocery shopping trip for. Meanwhile, we… Keep Reading

When I was visiting my sister last week we were discussing groceries and she admitted that she wasn’t always sure if a sale was a good deal. This used to be a problem for me as well, because-to put it kindly-my memory is like a sieve. Things just seem to fall right out of it…. Keep Reading

Well, somehow I messed up the pantry entry so that the links won’t show on the bottom-don’t ask me how, I’m just talented that way. So here is the roll of folks with pantry pictures up. Trad Plaid Dad at Mungo’s MathomsMeredith at Like Merchant ShipsThe Frugal Homemaker at Frugal Homemaker Plus

Yes, we’ve gotten at least 2 inches in the last 2 hours here in the “Southern Tier” of Upstate NY. Our school district was one of the only ones around that didn’t cancel school, so princess went to nursery school this morning. The school district is getting out at noon-princess will be picked up at… Keep Reading