A Frugal Fun Birthday Party for My Boys

I like making my children birthday parties, to show them that we celebrate their presence in our lives, and I always have fun coming up with ideas of how to do it frugally but not sacrifice on the fun. Often I have themes for birthday parties, but this time I didn’t stick with a theme- […]

When should you be opening a savings account for your child?

Image courtesy of ddpavumba at FreeDigitalPhotos.net This post was written by reader, Ben, and reminds me- maybe I should open a bank account for my children, because they’re saving up quite a bit of money and they currently keep it all in cash… There is no right or wrong time for you to open a […]

Cantaloupe Salsa Recipe- Vegan, Paleo, and Frugal

The last time I was at the market, one of the vendors who sells past prime produce had a melon very similar to cantaloupe on sale for 13 cents a pound, and though I only wanted one or two, he gave them to me for much less than 13 cents a pound, and I ended […]