Let’s face it. Most kids have no butt and no hips, their waist just goes straight down to their legs with nothing to hold the pants up. I could never get my children to wear a belt. I think that it was too difficult for them to unbuckle & buckle for bathroom breaks when they… Keep Reading
Top Frugal Resources in YOUR Town
What are some of the top resources for frugal living available to most of us? #1-The Library. Free books, videos, books on tape and magazines are standard these days in all librarys. Most have free computer and internet access as well. And don’t worry if the size of your library is small, with the interlibrary… Keep Reading
Frugal Skills Saved Me $
When I went on my little thrift store shopping spree last week I picked up a brand new pair of FUBU jeans for $4.99. They were a nice dark wash, straight legged, fit me well around the waist. All in all they were a great find-I don’t have luck with jeans in thrift stores. The… Keep Reading
Best Of-Frugal Laundry/Clothing Care
As I was whipping up a batch of homemade laundry detergent, I realized that it has been a really long time since I’ve talked about making your own detergent and caring for you laundry. When I went back into my archives I saw that this post was originally written in the spring of 2006! Definitely… Keep Reading
The Best of-Ground Beef Batch Cooking
This post was originally “aired” in my second month of blogging, but still gets hits fairly regularly from folks looking for info on “batch cooking”, so I thought I’d revisit it today. Batch Cooking is a wonderful way to take advantage of sale prices on meat (frequently one of the most expensive ingredients in a… 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
Best Of-Refrigerator Bread
Here is the Refrigerator Bread to go with the “Stone Soup“. This really is awesome stuff, even if I haven’t made it recently. I think I am inspiring myself to whip up a batch this weekend. My biggest problem is that fresh baked bread just keeps calling my name! What I like best about this… Keep Reading
Best of-Pizza Night
****Hope you enjoy this favorite**** Friday night is pizza night at our house-mostly because I love pizza and it is a great excuse to eat it once a week!Now this could be quite an expensive proposition if you ordered out, but being the frugalite I am, I make my own pizza. Being somewhat lazy, I… Keep Reading
Best Of: “Does Where You Live Affect Your Journey to Frugality”
***I wrote this post initially back in February, while visiting my big sister in Plano, Tx. Since I am back in Plano this week, I thought it was an appropo post to start my best of series with. Enjoy**** Does where you live affect your journey to frugality? I think so. Where you live may… Keep Reading
