Tax Tips for New Parents
This post was written by Charlotte is a Minneapolis mother of three, DIYer, and self-taught finance expert. Did you have a baby this past year or are you expecting a baby in 2015? With the 2014 tax year recently completed, it makes sense to take the time now to figure out how you can get […]
Got an Ikea Couch!
When Mike and I got married, we were on a very tight budget, and since we married young, we weren’t coming into our marriage each with homes full of furniture, so we needed to furnish our apartment entirely from scratch. Because of this, we tried to keep things as low cost as possible, getting certain […]
Easy Gluten Free Substitutes
This was written by freelance writer, Catherine. Many people go on diets – some stick to them, others jump between fad diets and the latest ‘superfood’ to try and get a shortcut to a healthy life. But for other people, diets are enforced due to medical reasons. The moment when your doctor hands in a […]
Carob Ginger Cookies Recipe- Gluten Free, Vegan, Refined Sugar Free
Homemade carob powder, that I used to make this recipe You know how annoying it is when you have a great recipe that you really wanted to share, but you forgot to take pictures when you made the recipe, and then by the time you get around to actually sharing the recipe, you don’t even […]
Frugal Accomplishments This Week
I have to say I’m really proud of myself. I have been so behind on laundry for so long that I’ve been reluctant to do anything that might increase the amount of laundry in my house. So its been a given that cloth diapering was out of the question- not a single cloth diaper was […]
Stuffed Dates Recipe- Healthy Mock Candy Bar
So I’ve been craving junk lately. While I make good food and lots of it, sometimes I just feel like I need something extra, and I start hunting around my house, looking for something to eat. I can’t put my finger on what specifically I am looking for; all I know is my mind is […]
Cooking with my Kids
Today’s supper- planned by the kids, as well as partially made by them. If you haven’t guessed already, I really love cooking. (Which is probably why my blog, with the official goal of being a money saving blog, is probably more than 1/4 a cooking blog.) My husband, on the other hand… his cooking is […]
Foraging Lambsquarters or Goosefoot- Edible Wild Plants
It’s been really beautiful weather in my area the past little while, which makes me very torn. I want to go out and do fun things with the kids, but then by the time I get home, I don’t have much energy left for the things I have to do inside the house, like keep […]
Frugal Accomplishments This Week
I feel like I’m getting my mojo back. After many weeks that I felt like there wasn’t much “to write home about” regarding what I did frugally, finally, finally I have what to share this week. It was a good week. We had lots of fun together, and still managed to do quite a few […]
Homemade Horseradish Sauce Recipe- White Khren
I had this massive horseradish root in my fridge for a long time, just sitting there, screaming out at me every time I opened my fridge “Do something with me already!” but I just kept pushing it off, since I wasn’t sure what to do with it. I made some into this amazing honey horseradish […]
