In Part I of Family Traditions for Christmas-On the Cheap I covered why I think traditions are important and the three ways that folks come by their traditions, A-got them from their family B-consciously decided on a tradition and C-a chance occurrence or idea is repeated and become tradition. My first examples were my family’s… Keep Reading
Best Of-Family Traditions for Christmas-on the Cheap Part III; Jesus’s Birthday
Here’s another best of from the Christmas Tradition series I did last year! I’m off to my MOPs meeting-more later. Family Traditions for Christmas-On the Cheap Part III In Part I of Family Traditions for Christmas-On the Cheap I covered why I think traditions are important and the three ways that folks come by their… Keep Reading
Quick Tip-Blankets in the Car
For those of you living under a rock (or using public transportation) I just want to let you know that gasoline prices are astronomical! Here in upstate NY, it’s about $3.34 a gallon. Geez! So of course everyone is looking for ways to save a bit of money on gas. One thing I started doing… Keep Reading
Snow Day
Today! The roads here in town aren’t so bad, but the country roads are pretty nasty. But instead of a Christmas shopping day with my girlfriend (hmmm, missing that may save me some money) the kiddos and I are going to just hang out for the day. We may try making some gingerbread cookies this… Keep Reading
Best Of-Family Traditions for Christmas-on the Cheap, Part II
Here is another installment of my “Family Christmas Traditions on the Cheap”: In Part I of Family Traditions for Christmas-On the Cheap I covered why I think traditions are important and the three ways that folks come by their traditions, A-got them from their family B-consciously decided on a tradition and C-a chance occurrence or… Keep Reading
Kid’s and Christmas Presents-or, How Not to Go Broke
The shopping madness is now truly upon us. Black Friday (and Cyber Monday-that’s a new one for me) have passed and many folks are up to their eyeballs in debt already. Buying and giving gifts is of course a big part of the Christmas season. For some folks this is a joy, and for others… Keep Reading
Frugal Alternative to Wet Wipes
Ever since Meredith got me interested in Bento (Bad Meredith!-Way too interesting.) I’ve added a few bento blogs to my bloglines feedreader account. Although I don’t actually pack Princess’s lunch as a full out bento, and I have resisted the urge to order lots of cool bento stuff (I do not need to spend, I… Keep Reading
The Last of the Baby Stuff
In answer to a readers question, lately I’ve talked about breastfeeding/bottlefeeding, and also about feeding a toddler, but I promised to talk about “Everything Else”. So here we go! Opinions highly vary on what is “necessary” gear when you have a baby. A lot depends on your lifestyle, your individual child, and how much room… Keep Reading
Frugally Feeding a Baby/Toddler
A few days ago I posted a reader’s question from Allymonami. In my first post I addressed issues having to do with breastfeeding babies. Today I will tackle how to feed an older baby. When you head out to a grocery store and step into a babyfood aisle you are bombarded with choices. There are… Keep Reading
Reader’s Question: Frugal Baby Supplies
Dear Frugal Upstate, Well, I saw your web-site and was hoping you could offer up a few ideas for being frugal when bringing home a new baby. I love the tightwad gazettes and have gleaned info from all of them. I have a baby registry so friends and family can spend what ever they want… Keep Reading
