Homemade Breadcrumbs- Extreme Frugality Edition
Once upon a time, I bought ready made breadcrumbs. Their price wasn’t so bad, so I never thought twice about making that purchase. Then one day I learned just how simple it was to make your own homemade bread crumbs, and from then on, I never bought them again. The method of making homemade breadcrumbs […]
Benefit Of The Doubt
As human beings, as much as we (myself included) dislike assumptions and judgments being made about ourselves, we sometimes wrongly make judgments on other people. As an extremely thrifty person, when I see others doing pretty unfrugal things, I do sometimes judge them and label then in my mind as “the anti-thrift”. Judging others and […]
Benefit Of The Doubt
As human beings, as much as we (myself included) dislike assumptions and judgments being made about ourselves, we sometimes wrongly make judgments on other people. As an extremely thrifty person, when I see others doing pretty unfrugal things, I do sometimes judge them and label then in my mind as “the anti-thrift”. Judging others and […]
From Scratch- Always Worthwhile?
I’m a big “make-it-from-scratch”-er, and sometimes you wonder… is making things from scratch always worthwhile? As always, the answer to this question is- it depends. Depends on what? What would make something be worthwhile? There are many factors at play in determining if making things from scratch is worthwhile. Why does Penny the Penny Pincher […]
From Scratch- Always Worthwhile?
I’m a big “make-it-from-scratch”-er, and sometimes you wonder… is making things from scratch always worthwhile? As always, the answer to this question is- it depends. Depends on what? What would make something be worthwhile? There are many factors at play in determining if making things from scratch is worthwhile. Why does Penny the Penny Pincher […]
Rich and Frugal?
I was asked a very thought provoking question by a reader in response to my post on what to do with extra money you get. She asked “Is frugality only for poor people? What about those who actually make a lot of money?” In a nutshell, no. I think everyone should be frugal, even rich […]
Rich and Frugal?
I was asked a very thought provoking question by a reader in response to my post on what to do with extra money you get. She asked “Is frugality only for poor people? What about those who actually make a lot of money?” In a nutshell, no. I think everyone should be frugal, even rich […]
A Sample Frugal Homeschool Curriculum
I started a series on frugal homeschooling and then got sick and that got put on pause (still recovering now), but I got a wonderful guest post submission from Carol Schultz, author of “In The Trenches” about the very frugal curriculum she used when homeschooling her son, which I am happy to share with you […]
A Sample Frugal Homeschool Curriculum
I started a series on frugal homeschooling and then got sick and that got put on pause (still recovering now), but I got a wonderful guest post submission from Carol Schultz, author of “In The Trenches” about the very frugal curriculum she used when homeschooling her son, which I am happy to share with you […]
Extra Money- Gifts and Bonuses
My husband got a decent bonus from work this past week in the form of gift certificates. These can be redeemed at any of a number of stores, ranging from high end department stores to houseware stores to electronic stores to clothing boutiques to grocery stores. These types of gift certificates are common around here, […]
