Giving Presents To Kids- Smart or Foolish?
Presents bought and waiting for my kids’ birthday in the next few days Tomorrow my older son, Lee, turns 7, and 4 days later, my second son, Ike, turns 5. I just went birthday present shopping for them, and then called up an extremely frugal person I know, to discuss the logistics about gift giving […]
Frugal Accomplishments on Vacation This Past Week
Last week, my family went on a great, frugal vacation to the seaside. We’re lucky to have a family member who owns a place we are able to stay in by the sea, so we are able to keep the cost of our vacation down to just the food for the trip as well as […]
Guilt Free Chocolate Zucchini Muffins Recipe- Gluten Free, Vegan, Refined Sugar Free, Xanthan Gum Free
You know what I love? When I’m able to pass off nutritious and healthy food as candy or cake or other treats to my kids or others. Take these chocolate zucchini muffins. I made them to serve my family for breakfast in place of cereal. I wanted them to be refined sugar free, filled with […]
Amazingly Fluffy Gluten Free Rolls Recipe- Vegan, Allergy Friendly, Refined Sugar Free Option
If there is one recipe I am currently in love with, it is this recipe… For those of you who have been reading my blog for years, even before I went gluten free, you’ll remember that making bread was never my strong point; I flopped more loaves of bread than I can count. And then […]
How To Make Your Own All Purpose Gluten Free Flour Mix- With No Xanthan Gum- Including Whole Grain Mix
Gluten free, vegan, refined sugar free, high protein, zucchini chocolate breakfast muffins- recipe coming soon- made with my own all purpose gluten free flour mix When new to gluten free cooking, one of the biggest adjustments you have to make is the mindset of thinking that you can just replace wheat flour with some other […]
How To Save Money On Your Holiday in Spain
This post is brought to you by Sandy Cretz. Spain remains one of the world’s most popular holiday destinations, attracting visitors from across the globe, and it’s little surprise that over 50 million of us each year head to the country. Spain holidays are perfect if you want to unwind and enjoy beach vacations that […]
Spending No Money On Kids, For A Year- My Thoughts
A homemade Reversi game Over the past few months, a few times I had read about an extreme frugality blog, and was contemplating posting my thoughts on it, but was hesitant to do so. I don’t like being overly critical of people and the choices they make in life, and especially when their lifestyle is […]
Frugal Accomplishments This Week
This week was a super busy, great and frugal week. Unfortunately, since it was so busy, I didn’t keep track day by day what was done to save money, but here’s what we did. Foraging We foraged passion fruit, purslane, figs, lambsquarters, crown daisy, capers, wild mustard, wild carrots, sage, and black nightshades. Picked plums […]
How to Make Beef Dishes For a Fraction of the Cost
Beef stir fry, made with super cheap meat I like the flavor of beef, and like to vary up our diet, and not have chicken be the only animal flesh our family eats. Because of this, I do try to make beef here and there, even though it is more expensive than chicken. Fortunately, I […]
How to Get Himalayan Pink Salt Cheaper Than Stores- Turning a Salt Hunk into Usable Salt
In general, in life, I try to have things in as natural a form as possible, non refined, without man made chemicals added to it in the production process. This is why I try to make as much from scratch as possible, and try to stick to the non refined form of something, such as […]
