Dear Jenn, Hello again! I have another question about freezing. Have you frozen rice before? Does it work well? Also i get a lot of frozen veggies from the store and next year I want to start up a garden and freeze what ever i have left over. Do you have any suggestions? I am… Keep Reading
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Walmart Toy Review: Zoobles, Spynet Video Watch and K’nex Speed Demon Coaster
Do you ever look at a gift your kids ask for and think “I wonder if that is worth it?” Do you ever wish you could take it out of the box and look at it before deciding to spend your hard earned cash? I mean we are frugal, right? We HATE to spend money… Keep Reading
Reader’s Question: Should I buy a Breadmaker/Breadmachine?
Frugal Upstate, I love your blog – have gotten so many great ideas. Now a question – I love to make homemade pizza, and I agree with your comments that you can make it relatively healthy and inexpensive compared to delivery pizza. And everyone in my household loves pizza. My question — is buying a… Keep Reading
What to Do with Too Much Lettuce in the Garden
No matter how careful I think I’m being when I plant, it happens every year. Too much garden fresh loose leaf lettuce. A glut. An overflow. Unlike that greenish white bowling ball of iceberg you buy at the store, fresh garden lettuce has an extremely limited lifespan in the fridge. Lettuce also doesn’t tend to… Keep Reading
Guest Post: Web Based Calendars for Organization and Planning
Lately I’ve been talking a lot about using calendars to get organized. There was Staying Organized with a Calendar and Planner Part I and Part II. I knew I had paper planners covered-after all I had used them extensively throughout my school years and military career. Where I have wanted, needed actually, to move is… Keep Reading
Frugality and Christmas Decorating (How to look nice and still be cheap!)
I love decorating for the holidays. No, I mean I really love it. Last year we had 3 trees, and an entire room dedicated to a train set and christmas village*. I. Love. It. But, as you all know, I am a frugal soul (and if you don’t, welcome to my blog, you must be… Keep Reading
Welcome to the Dollar Stretcher Newsletter Readers
Welcome! If you are a new reader who found me via this week’s Dollar Stretcher Newsletter, I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. I’m Jenn and this is Frugal Upstate-a blog dedicated to conscious spending and living within your means. A little bit about me personally. I’m a US Army veteran (11… Keep Reading
The Making of a Lunch for Princess-Lunchbox Philosophy and Execution
Philosophy behind lunch: Princess takes her lunch in to school every day. I send her lunch in for a combination of reasons: #1 Although lunch only costs $1.45, and I have never done the actual math to figure out how much my lunches cost, I am assuming that I am saving money by doing so…. Keep Reading
Frugal Philosophy-Mending
Last night I did some of my mending while I watched the Dresden Files. OK, remember I told you in my “5 things about me” meme that I always wished magic was real! (OK, I watched the reality show where they are choosing the next Danny and Sandy for the Broadway casting of Grease first,… Keep Reading
Lose Money by Not Doing Anything. . .
Most of the things I write about are ways to actively save money (what can I say, I’m an active gal). But last night I had to do something active in order not to lose money. I got a letter full of legal mumbo-jumbo the other day from my credit card company. It had the… Keep Reading
