A few weeks ago I wrote post about beans being a great super food you can find that post here. I wanted to share a few of the ways my family fixes beans. If you need to know how to prepare your beans first to make your meals even more frugal you can check out this post here. Our family uses beans in place of meat regularly, in fact we rarely ever eat meat, and when we do it is usually a side dish rather than the main course. So of course we substitute beans for the meat, not just because of nutrition, there are plenty of of other foods...
With layoffs, rising prices and uncertainty everywhere we are all looking for ways to save a few dollars. Learning to trim your costs will help your bottom line, and might just make it easier to get thru that looming layoff on the horizon. Shop with Smarts Always plan a menu – planning a menu allows you to know exactly what you need when it is time to go shopping. A menu also cuts down on multiple trips to the store during the week, because you have planned ahead and know what you need. Always use a list- For the same reason as...
This post is from our Guest blogger Autumn E. Hanson who has a great new blog called Old Fashioned Families, and is the owner of a great website by the same name What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you read the words ‘Dinner’ and ‘Menu’? Restaurant? Fast-food? Time consuming? Annoying? On the contrary, my friend! Creating a Dinner Menu, whether it’s weekly, biweekly, or monthly is not only a time SAVER but also a MONEY SAVER!!! It also keeps your relationship with your husband...
Ok so I told my husband I was writing this post, but I think he forgot, so shhhhhhh! I envy those of you out there with frugal husbands, and I even envy those of you that have husbands who at least listen to reason. Mine has all the sense of a two years in pursuit of an all day sucker, especially when it comes to new electronic toys. Even with the economy in a downturn, and with us unemployed, this dog is determined to get his bone each and every time. I go in search of good advice to curb his constant hunger for the latest and greatest,...
We all desire to save money, but the time comes when we just have to make a purchase. At this time we need to decide if we want to spend the least amount, or get the best value. That’s right, they are not always the same thing. I visit a re-sale shop locally & I do find some good deals there, but I also find very bad deals as well. An example is men’s jeans. I can buy my hubby jeans he likes and that fit & wear well for about $15.00 new. Because he is hard on jeans, I keep my eyes out for second hand when I can. Lately I have...
Need a way to make money but can’t find a job, and do not have money to invest in a work at home business? Chances are you are in the same boat many of us are, worried about the economy, hanging on to every penny you have and wishing that you could find more pennies to add to it. There are a lot of ways to make a few extra dollars, perhaps even more depending on the skills you possess. I am only going to share five with you today, but the list is much much longer, take some time to assess your skills, and then think of ways you...
So lets face it, most of us do not eat enough of our Veggies, me included. I grew up in a meat and potatoes family, I also grew up in a single parent home. My introduction to vegetables was a few canned beans or a spoonful of of canned corn thrown on my plate as an after thought. Food was quick, easy and satisfying. Little thought was given to nutrition other than being sure we each got a serving of vegetables, fruit, and milk every day. To this day, I struggle with eating enough vegetables, I struggle to increase my portions of vegetables,...
Every week it seems like there are many different free sample offers on the internet. Some weeks the samples are for some obscure sample from a company that we have never heard of, which isn’t a bad thing at all. We get to try an item that we might never have ever considered buying without the free sample and it also introduces us to companies that could offer us products that we might discover that we just can’t live without. This week however our samples are from very well known companies and the samples are great. We...
Magazine lovers, even if you have been hit by the bad economy you don’t have to give up your magazine subscriptions. Just like free samples, free printable coupons, you can find free magazine subscriptions online too. It just takes a little bit of searching around, but they can be found. There are several companies out there that occasionally offer free subscriptions to various magazines. They may be sporadic, but they are free none the less. I am going to include a few links in this blog to the free subscriptions I have...