Dear Frugal Upstate I read your little blog posting in Parents Magazine (July 2007 issue) on making your own laundry soap. I was wondering if this is truly more cost efficient and where to find the ingredients. I have never heard of grated soap before and didn’t know where to buy it. I would appreciate… Keep Reading
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Book Review-How to Be Budget Fashionista
As I said yesterday, I was thrilled to be given the chance to finally read this book and review it. To get the legal business out of the way up front, this IS NOT a paid post, the only thing I received for this post was a copy of the book so that I could… Keep Reading
Memorial Day Video
Today is Memorial Day here in the USA. It is a time to think of the heros of every generation who have given all in service to our country. As a veteran myself, I would like to personally thank all the families who have given the ultimate sacrifices for this country. As this holiday season… Keep Reading
Best Of-Save Money Filling Your Planters
Memorial Day is official planting day here in Upstate NY. You plant anything other than pansies and petunias before that at your own risk! So in honor of that I want to re post this oldie but goodie about an inexpensive way to fill those deep planters. I reused this technique on 3 or 4… Keep Reading
Book Review-Queen of the Castle
I was thrilled when the Lynn Bowen Walker, the author of “Queen of the Castle: 52 Weeks of Encouragement for the Uninspired, Domestically Challenged or Just Plain Tired Homemaker” contacted me to read and review her book*. She took pains to tell me that although her book was on homemaking and not specifically frugality that… Keep Reading
How to Run a Poker Run – A Fairly Frugal Fundraiser
Our entire family seems to be in fundraising mode lately. There was the wine tasting for church, and I have many more ideas for other possibilities! Today Yankee Bill is running our American Legion Rider’s second annual Poker Run Fundraiser. In case you have never picked up on it before, we are motorcyclists and veterans…. Keep Reading
Free Blog Templates
For the first week of the “Improve your Blog” month I am going to concentrate on my template. To that end I want to provide you with a selection of FREE templates that I have found. As a disclaimer-I have not used any of these templates, and have no idea how easy they are, if… Keep Reading
Personal Potluck Favorite-Spicy Thai Noodles
Yankee Bill had a potluck style luncheon at work yesterday and specifically requested that I make up a big batch of my “Spicy Thai Noodles” to send in. This is an Asian inspired favorite that my sister (SportyRN) brought back from Kwajelein the first time she lived out there and introduced our entire family to…. Keep Reading
Welcome to "Making Home" readers!
And thank you to Jess for awarding me her “Most Frugal Blog Award” in her “after the Ultimate Blog Party” Awards! For those of you visiting for the first time, she introduced me by saying: The best money-saving blog I found this week is Frugal Upstate. This New Yorker will save you money in all… Keep Reading
Frugal Skills-Sewing! How to Sew a Hem.
I continue in my ongoing quest to teach you all how to sew! Now, for those of you new to my site, perhaps those who have found me through the Ultimate Blog Party, I am not trying to make great seamstresses out of you all. To be quite frank sewing clothing from scratch-while a worthwhile… Keep Reading
