Monthly Shopping and Produce Consumption

Some wonderful foraged produce I’ve been feeding my family. Free produce between shopping trips. You set yourself a goal to go shopping once in the period of an entire month. No grocery runs, even for milk and for produce. How on earth do you manage to do such a thing, and still provide well rounded, […]

Monthly Shopping and Produce Consumption

Some wonderful foraged produce I’ve been feeding my family. Free produce between shopping trips. You set yourself a goal to go shopping once in the period of an entire month. No grocery runs, even for milk and for produce. How on earth do you manage to do such a thing, and still provide well rounded, […]

Stretching Time Between Grocery Shopping- Perishable Proteins

I’m a big proponent of stretching the time between grocery trips for as long as possible, without even having quick runs for dairy or produce. I used to go shopping weekly, then switched to bi-weekly. Recently (for the past 2 months) I’ve switched to monthly shops, and yes, that includes all produce or dairy. How […]

Stretching Time Between Grocery Shopping- Perishable Proteins

I’m a big proponent of stretching the time between grocery trips for as long as possible, without even having quick runs for dairy or produce. I used to go shopping weekly, then switched to bi-weekly. Recently (for the past 2 months) I’ve switched to monthly shops, and yes, that includes all produce or dairy. How […]

Homemade Washing Soda

Homemade washing soda. Note the graininess. Compare to the baking soda picture below. Washing soda, also known as soda ash or sodium carbonate has many uses, from acting as pH stabilizer in pools to acting as a water softener to removing calcification in water heaters to making lye pretzels. Washing soda is a beneficial item […]

Homemade Washing Soda

Homemade washing soda. Note the graininess. Compare to the baking soda picture below. Washing soda, also known as soda ash or sodium carbonate has many uses, from acting as pH stabilizer in pools to acting as a water softener to removing calcification in water heaters to making lye pretzels. Washing soda is a beneficial item […]

Frugal Wedding Gifts

Frugality runs in my family. My sister, also pretty frugal, reads my blog frequently and often calls me up, saying “Penny, you know, you should write about x.” Or “Penny, why haven’t you ever written about y?” The other day, my big sis called me up and said “Penny, you should write a post about […]

Frugal Wedding Gifts

Frugality runs in my family. My sister, also pretty frugal, reads my blog frequently and often calls me up, saying “Penny, you know, you should write about x.” Or “Penny, why haven’t you ever written about y?” The other day, my big sis called me up and said “Penny, you should write a post about […]

Don’t Call the Plumber

My friend’s husband is a plumber, and while I’m all for helping support my friends and their spouses by giving them work, my first priority is teaching myself and others to be self sufficient, even if it means that the plumber will get less work. Recently we had some plumbing issues. Clogged sinks, leaking sinks […]

Don’t Call the Plumber

My friend’s husband is a plumber, and while I’m all for helping support my friends and their spouses by giving them work, my first priority is teaching myself and others to be self sufficient, even if it means that the plumber will get less work. Recently we had some plumbing issues. Clogged sinks, leaking sinks […]