Last night’s Frugal Coast2Coast show on how to keep cool during the summer heat (don’t forget, you can listen to the podcast!) reminded me of this article from last year on how to stay cool in the kitchen. Since I’m on the road driving home today, I thought it would be great to entertain you… Keep Reading
4 Reasons to Pack Your Lunch
I’m in the lovely little city of Madison Wisconsin today to visit the Oscar Mayer HQ and attend and event called “The State of the Sandwich”. In honor of the event, I thought I’d remind you all of some of the great, frugal benefits of packing a lunch. #1-Packing a lunch simply costs less than… Keep Reading
Frugal End of Year Teacher Gifts on Frugal Coast2Coast
ALERT: Frugal Coast2Coast is TONIGHT My fantastic co-host Lynnae and I decided that the evening of Memorial Day was probably NOT the most fantastic time for a show, so entirely without warning we rescheduled it for tonight, Tuesday, May 26th. So please tune in tonight at the regularly scheduled time of 8:30pm EST. We will… Keep Reading
Best of: Creating a Price Book
Since I was quoted recently on Bankrate.com and Fox Business News about how to keep a price book, I thought this would be a good time to revisit my article on creating one! Enjoy! ***************************************** We all know that eating at home can save you money! Even if you buy expensive ingredients and cook gourmet… Keep Reading
Welcome April!
“April Showers Bring May Flowers” April is a fantastic month! Not only was your favorite blogger born in April (yay me!) but April is also Earth Month and Financial Literacy Month! For Earth Month you will be seeing several articles on ways to be frugal and green, as well as quick tips for recycling/reusing and… Keep Reading
Twilight Giveaway
Twilight. It isn’t just the period between day and night anymore! No-it is a bestselling book series & movie phenomena! If you have anyone in the tween to teenager age range you have probably heard of this Teen Vampire/Love/Adventure series. It isn’t just popular among teens either-I read and enjoyed the entire series. In conjunction… Keep Reading
Best Of: How to Sprout Beans
This is time of year I start to balk at the price of fresh produce at the stores, but am sick of the veggies that are in the freezer. . . I just want something fresh, but inexpensive. Enter the magic of sprouts! Sprouts are an easy at home addition to your diet. There are… Keep Reading
How to Make Lunch Sandwiches Fun
Some things are all about packaging! With kids, if it looks fun, then it tastes good. So: Ham & Cheese Sandwich + Cookie Cutter = Cool and Fun Lunch Slip the cookie cutter sandwich cutout back inside the sandwich and package as usual for a lunchtime surprise! Fun, easy and free (pick up cookie cutters… Keep Reading
Frugal Coast2Coast Tonight: Frugal Kitchen Tips
Don’t forget to head on over to Frugal Coast2Coast tonight for our show “Frugal Kitchen Tips“. There are tons of ways to save money in the kitchen, so it should be a fun show! If you miss it, don’t forget you can either listen to it on demand or download it as an MP3 file… Keep Reading
iPod Touch Giveaway
Don’t forget, I am giving away a shiny new 2nd Gen 8GB iPod Touch & a $10 Gift Card to add our top 10 love songs.. or any 10 songs of your choice??? Thanks to Nestle, Mars/M&M, and Russell Stover, and Walmart for offering this great prize. Here’s how to enter: 1. You need to… Keep Reading
