All good things must come to an end (yes, this is the giveaway!)Read More
We’re buying into a cow share!
Homemade ketchup recipe
Giveaway coming up on Friday!!!
5 am club, anyone?
Music to my ears
Making Do Tuesday- Cutting costs in the kitchen
Since I couldn’t access my blog until late last night, I wasn’t able to get my regular Making Do Monday post up. Seeing how this is the last week of the Savvy Spending Challenge, I wanted to make sure that I still posted the money saving post I had been thinking about. It’s a topic …
Natural household cleaners, Part 2
I wondered last time how many people were hoping for a list of every natural substance (vinegar, baking soda, lemon, etc.) and how I make different combinations and concoctions in order to cheaply make my house sparkling clean and non-toxic, with the scent of lemons wafting on the breeze. You won’t find that from me. …
What’s on my frugal gift list…
A spot of tea
Weekly update- Savvy Spending Challenge- Week 3
Sale on ebooks!
3 years ago…
Encouragement for weary Mommies
My little girl
Making money through books I love!
Making Do Monday- Getting creative with your resources
One of the most challenging parts of this spending challenge has been to come up with ways to do the things I need or want to do, without spending any extra money. It’s fine to go without sometimes, but what about birthdays? Road trip food? Unruly hair? It’s often a matter of creatively evaluating the …
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Christmas gift alert!
Jill at The Diaper Diaries posted about magazine subscriptions on for ridiculously cheap at Amazon. Great prices to start with, plus an extra $5 rebate until the end of December! I just checked it out and there is a good selection of magazines that would appeal to many people. I am strongly considering them for …
Sweet tooth alternatives
Crystal just posted recently about taming her cravings, such as chocolate or ice cream, especially in light of wanting to lose or maintain weight. I will confess that sugar is often still my downfall. I grew up eating a lot of junk and sweets and old habits die hard. very. hard. The most basic method …
Setting up a Budgeting Cash System
Since my post about using a cash system, I have had several comments and questions from those wanting to know more about how we determine our budget and establish our cash system. I’ll try to answer the questions and comments that I think will be most helpful for you! This is a big topic, so …
Weekly update- week two
Here is my second weekly update for the Savvy Spending Challenge. I’m sorry, but I have no exciting pictures or stories of grocery store victory this week. However, I have news that is equally as good- we didn’t go over our significantly decreased grocery budget! This week’s grocery spendings: $6 (plus change, but I can’t …
The sweetest of blessings
This was taken the other morning, when Abbie wanted to hold Caden. He doesn’t look too thrilled in this picture, but he actually enjoyed being held by her, and as you can see, she’s just delighted. I would have to say this is one of the most rewarding and beautiful aspects of having a second …
Fudge-it or Budget
I wish I could claim to be so creative as to have come up with the title for this post, but it wasn’t me. My hubby, Ryan, was making jokes about non-budgeting methods of money managing (er, mismanaging?) and calling it “smudge-it” or “fudge-it” and I said “Hey, I like it! I’m using that!”. He …
Book Review: The 100 Mile Diet (first installment)
This weekend I finally got my hands on a book that I’ve been really excited to read since I heard about it. It appeals to the back-to-the-land, everything natural and homemade, wish I was born in the 1800’s, side of me. And yet, this book is so current, so relevant, that it is worthy of …