Frugal Accomplishments This Week

This week, I think I did ok in terms of frugality, etc… Nothing super spectacular in my opinion, certain things I did regularly the past few weeks, in terms of cloth diapering and potty training, etc… lay by the wayside. It was very rainy and icky weather this past week, so I felt it curtailed […]

Cleaning and Decluttering For Baby’s Arrival

Anneliese, a few hours old. NOT the new baby (who hasn’t been born yet)! This is just illustrative. My husband and I have been cleaning the house, and especially our bedroom the past few days. Reason being? Nesting instinct, I guess, because it definitely needs to be done before the baby is born. Our home […]

Frugal Accomplishments This Week

How was your week? My week was pretty good, pretty frugal. I am proud of myself and my frugal accomplishments this week. Some of them were easy, but some definitely took a lot of self control, and that’s where I am most proud of myself. Sunday– Acquired some kitchen utensils (soup tureen, a metal tea […]

Stocking Up At An Incredible Sale

My groceries. I had no energy to lay them out pretty for a picture- so here are the filled bags!Anneliese REFUSED to leave the picture’s frame.. A few days ago, when I was waiting for the bus, I saw this poster announcing this sale on groceries by a certain local organization that tries to provide […]

Carrot Soup with Crunchy Chickpeas and Tahini Recipe

Have you ever had a ton of carrots and wondered what delicious foods you can make with them? Wonder no more. I bought close to 10 pounds of carrots when I saw them at a ridiculously low price, and then I was wondering what to do with them. This carrot soup recipe was the perfect […]

Save and Live

This is a guest post. Things have changed and frugality is not just a way to live with fewer dollars per month anymore, it also represents a lifestyle in harmony with nature, less invasive and more environmentally friendly. The era of mass consumption has left us with a planet in trouble: climate change, impoverished populations… […]

Frugal Accomplishments This Week

You have no idea how frustrated I am! All week long I was tracking my frugal accomplishments this week, and I was in the middle of editing my post when the whole thing got deleted, and no amount of CTRL Zing would get it back… So now I have to rewrite the post, filling it […]