One of the first things you learn when going on a budget, is to quit going out to eat. While that is great advice, it is not always practical for families that do not have the time to make dinner every night and who may not always have time on the weekends to prepare food ahead of time. Let’s face it, there are going to be times when going out to eat makes the...
Welcome to a new feature, from time to time (hopefully every week….) We will be featuring freebies, coupons and special offers available through our sponsors. We hope to bring you a wide array of value saving items whether they are free sample, or really good deals on all the things you need for your home. This week we will start off with some freebies...
In case you had not notices the price of everything in the grocery store is going up, and it is only supposed to get worse. In our home that has meant that many of the products and foods that we like are on the no buy list, nuts for instance, and most prepackaged foods. But for as many things that are on the no buy list, there are many more goodies and extras...
When most people envision eating on a budget, they think about cheap ingredients and fillers such as white bread, hot dogs, top ramen and a wide range of processed foods that remain cheaper than buying whole foods. The problem with that is that most of us know that it is not healthy to eat that way, and yet we despair because it seems to be the only...
One of the main ways I like to reduce the cost of my grocery bills and still feel my family healthy meals is to grow a garden as well as keep backyard chickens. A large amount of our food this past month has come from our garden, a good thing considering the fact that my husband has been out of work for the past 2 months. In addition to feeding our family both of...
It has been close to three years since I have posted a blog on this forum and there is a lot that has happened in those three years. I am fairly certain that the small amount of readership that this blog collected has long since gone their own way, but I am ready to start rebuilding the blog and its readership in hopes that we can start again. For the past 4 years...
In a time and season where giving gifts is all to often the theme, finding a way to get past the materialism and realize what really matters can be just the thing your family needs. What is better than finding a way to reconnect with family and give a gift that does not have to cost anything? For the ultimate in frugality a pajama party is a gift that your family...
This is part one in a series about getting started on making money on the Internet. Stay tuned in the next few days for Part 2! Making money online is a topic many People ponder on. It has been an increasingly important question faced by stay at home moms as the desire to stay home with their children wars with the need to bring extra income into the home. Rising...
With Fall upon us and winter quickly approaching it is time to take stock of our pantry’s. This year promises to be a rough year for some, and with that in mind it is time to make sure that we have an adequate pantry to suit our needs. Make a List Start by making a list of what you would like to have in your pantry if you do not already have one. If you are not...
We all love summer and the fun that it can bring, but with the fun of summer comes the inevitable bug bites, sunburn, poison Ivy and even tick bites. But with the coming of summer times problems comes frugal home made solutions to take the bite of out of your discomfort. Here are a few that I have managed to collect. Top 5 Sunburn Remedies One of the...