Frugal Accomplishments This Week
We had a terrific frugal week. Anneliese is more potty trained than ever- even sometimes for #2… so we are rarely using diapers for her. Rose is exclusively in cloth diapers. It was a very got week and despite the heat, we didn’t turn on fans much, let alone air conditioning and managed just fine. […]
Healthy Homemade Butterfingers Recipe- Refined Sugar Free, Gluten Free, Vegan
Some foods are pure evil. Because you can’t not eat the whole thing in one go. They are just so super delicious and addictive that your self control immediately flies out the window… This is one of those foods. And yes, they’re homemade Butterfingers. And yes, they’re healthy. As in no weird chemicals, no transfats, […]
Constructively Dealing With Negativity
My burner, cleaned as good as it can get, drying in the sun on my porch. Yesterday, my husband and I spent hours cleaning up my house, especially my kitchen. We cleaned the counters, washed the dishes, put away the dishes, swept and mopped the floor, etc… So, when I woke up this morning to […]
Fixing My Pressure Cooker
And of course, once I got the pressure cooker fixed, we ran out of gas. And the gas company won’t deliver until Sunday or Monday. Fortunately, we have these two spare electric burners… To say that I really rely on my pressure cooker… would be an understatement. If you’d send me to a dessert island […]
A Busy Frugal Day
Photo from my Grandma’s house, now hanging in mine Yesterday I pretty much spent all day on the computer, making calculations and writing blog posts. Today, I stepped back from the computer and actually got stuff done, and had a pretty good day. Exhausting, but good. First, I made homemade pancakes from scratch for the […]
Breakdown and Analysis of Total Grocery Expenses this Month
Some of the produce I got this month, about half free, and the other half very cheaply It seemed like ever since I started tracking my grocery expenses down to the last cent (I did it a few months already, with a few month break in the middle), they just kept going higher and higher and […]
Frugal Accomplishments This Week
Ok, I had a long day today, but don’t want to go to bed without first posting my frugal accomplishments of the past week. This past week I spent money, but did it for frugal reasons. Among them- bulk buying, and thrift store shopping. Sunday– Darned socks. Made homemade flatbread. Brought along food for a […]
Homemade Vanilla Pudding Recipe- Vegan, Refined Sugar Free Options
I love pudding. My kids really love pudding as well. Who doesn’t love pudding? My kids would love if I would give them pudding every day, but buying pudding can get pretty expensive, and I don’t even want to think about all the junk in the pudding from the store. So I just make my […]
Step Into My (Low-Cost) Office
This is a guest post. Step Into My (Low-Cost) Office Running a home office has many advantages: it’s easier to get to work and to focus, and work is completed more quickly and creatively. The downside to running a home office is that all expenses relating to your office are yours and yours alone. For […]
Homemade All Purpose Spice Mix Recipe- Ideal for Roasting and Grilling
I’ve discovered my new favorite spice mix. I use it on everything. It works well with chicken or fish, or on any roasted or grilled veggies. I first ever made this with cauliflower, but it tasted so great that I decided to try it out on roasted chicken and it was terrific. Since then I’ve […]
