Homemade Natural Deodorant Stick

I love finding cheap recipes. Whether they’re for food or for other household products, if the recipe contains natural, frugal ingredients, especially if I have them around the house already, I’m totally psyched. And if its easy as pie to make on top of all that, then I do a little jig out of excitement. […]

Homemade Natural Deodorant Stick

I love finding cheap recipes. Whether they’re for food or for other household products, if the recipe contains natural, frugal ingredients, especially if I have them around the house already, I’m totally psyched. And if its easy as pie to make on top of all that, then I do a little jig out of excitement. […]

Prioritizing Money Spent on Healthy Food

One of the biggest dilemmas facing someone who wants to live as frugally as possible and as healthily as possible is how to make the two meet up. Healthy food can be expensive; frugal foods can be decidedly unhealthy to eat. Switching over to 100% healthy and ideal foods may be just that- healthy and […]

Prioritizing Money Spent on Healthy Food

One of the biggest dilemmas facing someone who wants to live as frugally as possible and as healthily as possible is how to make the two meet up. Healthy food can be expensive; frugal foods can be decidedly unhealthy to eat. Switching over to 100% healthy and ideal foods may be just that- healthy and […]

Behind the Scenes in the Penniless Home

Do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes in my home? Do you wish you could know what goes on behind the scenes of this blog, in my day to day life? I do lots of interesting, money saving activities nearly every day. I make delicious frugal suppers, do money saving projects, go […]

Behind the Scenes in the Penniless Home

Do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes in my home? Do you wish you could know what goes on behind the scenes of this blog, in my day to day life? I do lots of interesting, money saving activities nearly every day. I make delicious frugal suppers, do money saving projects, go […]

Frugal Ways to Entertain Kids

Lee making a “Train” with some salt dough. “Mommy, I’m bored.” That’s a refrain that any mother hears at least at some point in her life. Parents might feel pressured to spend lots of money to keep their entertained, but with a little bit of time and effort, kids can have a really enjoyable, entertaining days […]

Frugal Ways to Entertain Kids

Lee making a “Train” with some salt dough. “Mommy, I’m bored.” That’s a refrain that any mother hears at least at some point in her life. Parents might feel pressured to spend lots of money to keep their entertained, but with a little bit of time and effort, kids can have a really enjoyable, entertaining days […]

My Underlying Frugal Rules

I’ve gotten some comments from people that “this post is nice, but it isn’t relevant to me for whatever reason”. I can see that happening in many cases, because frugality is individual. What may be frugal for one person might be a waste of money for someone else, and visa versa. While individual frugal ideas […]

My Underlying Frugal Rules

I’ve gotten some comments from people that “this post is nice, but it isn’t relevant to me for whatever reason”. I can see that happening in many cases, because frugality is individual. What may be frugal for one person might be a waste of money for someone else, and visa versa. While individual frugal ideas […]