My Latest Shopping Trip to the Farmer’s Market and Salvage Store
On Sunday, I needed to make a bunch of gluten free bread mix to bring to some friends in the city that evening, and to do that, I needed a whole bunch of risotto rice so that I could grind it into flour. I thought that I’d need to drag all the kids with me […]
Fixing My Frugal Failings… Via Accountability
Some of my cloth diapers… including a cute lacy cloth diaper cover my neighbor just gave me as a hand me down I’ve spoken to some friends who are frequent readers about this blog, what I post on it, and asked them their input, what they’d like more of, what they enjoy reading most about, […]
A Frugal Pink Birthday Party for Anneliese
When I was a teenager, if anyone had told me that one day I’d have a little girl like Anneliese, I’d be shocked. Because as a teenager I was miss tomboy, involved in all sorts of sports, sciencey stuff, and just about as un-girly as they come. My favorite color was blue and I don’t […]
Frugal Accomplishments This Past Week
Hey there! It’s that time of week where I share the latest frugal goings on in my house. Maybe I should start a “unfrugal blunders this past week” for those weeks where frugality doesn’t happen so much? Haha… Ok, so it was a bit of a crazy week, so I don’t really have it broken […]
Wild Greens (And Cheese) Patties Recipe- Gluten Free, Egg Free, Dirt Cheap, Paleo Option
Sorry for the decreased posting frequency lately. I’ve had a bit of a crazy week, as you probably can understand, what with my daughter’s birthday and holiday season, etc! Hopefully this next week I will be back to posting with a vengeance- I have many amazing post ideas in the back of my brain just […]
Frugal Accomplishments This Past Week
Sorry this was a little delayed! We went out on a family trip yesterday and didn’t get back until late, so didn’t have a chance to post this yet! Here’s what we did to save money this past week in the Penniless household. Sunday: Made koshari, an Egyptian dish made with lentils for lunch and […]
Chocolate Buckwheat Bread Recipe- Vegan, Refined Sugar Free, Xanthan Gum Free, Soaked Grain Option
My kid has thrown me into a loop by deciding he doesn’t want to eat cereal for breakfast anymore. While cereal and milk for the kids isn’t so nutritious (even though I try to stick to the less processed stuff) I don’t always have the energy to be cooking up complex breakfasts in the morning, […]
Homemade Chocolate Coins Tutorial
My kids love chocolate coins. They love chocolate in general, but if they had the choice of a square of chocolate or chocolate coins, chocolate coins would win, hands down. The thing is- chocolate coins are expensive. Chocolate is expensive, yes, but chocolate coins are even more expensive per pound… We do buy chocolate coins […]
Crafting With Homemade White Clay- Recipe- Gluten Free Alternative to Salt Dough
I first heard of white clay from a friend on a local frugal forum, and now that the holiday season is here, I decided to try it out. If you’ve ever heard of salt dough, it’s a homemade, solidly drying craft medium, completely non toxic, that can be used as an alternative to store bought […]
Why We Went Back to Homeschooling Our Kids- Again
A homeschooling lesson- real life learning. Baking, following instructions, reading, math, etc.. Those of you who’ve been following my blog for a long time already might remember some details about my kids’ schooling journey, how originally we were homeschooling, unschooling inspired, and then last year we decided to send our kids to school, and now […]
