How to Make Your Next Vacation Affordable, But Still Amazing
I have not had much experience going on vacation, but its something I wish I would be able to do. I hope you enjoy this post on how timeshares save money, by reader Jeremy. People tend to think that you can’t have a vacation that’s affordable and fun at the same time. We may long […]
Free Food with a Little Bit of Hard Work
As someone who only recently started gardening, and really has been enjoying the fruits of her harvest, I enjoyed this post contributed by reader, Tim, himself an avid gardener. In today’s society, saving money can be a task in itself. Due to rising prices met in a person’s daily routine on everything from gasoline to […]
Raw Carrot and Beet Salad Recipe- AIP, Paleo, Vegan
My mom is not an easy person to feed. Since she has Hashimotos, an auto-immune thyroid disease, among other things, she is on a combination of diets that make it hard to find foods that are safe for her to eat. She is not only paleo, she’s on the GAPS diet as well, which means […]
Wild Green Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe — Paleo and Vegan
Recently I hosted guests and wanted to do something fancy for them. At the grocery store I saw some large mushrooms that looked perfect for stuffing so I decided to try that. I didn’t want to go the standard stuffing method with meat, nor did I want to fill it with grains, cheese, bread crumbs […]
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 […]
Creamy Zucchini Soup Recipe- Hot or Chilled, Paleo, Vegan, and Delicious
If I had to pick my two all time favorite ingredients to use in cooking, they’d probably be zucchini and cashews. I find the two of them are so versatile and can be used in so many different types of recipes and in so many different ways; how not to fall in love with them? […]
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 […]
Frugal Kitchen Things I’ve Made Lately
Chicken fat, chicken broth, and deboned chicken, all free. Though I haven’t updated this blog so much lately, that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been up to my usual frugal self lately. I’m a little busy and have a lot on my plate lately but I’ve made a bunch of things lately that save us […]
Cheap and Compact Hydroponic Garden Options
I found hydroponics to be fascinating from the first time I heard about it. As someone interested in DIY and self-sufficiency, I have wanted to grow my own food for a long time but until recently lived in a place with no yard. Hydroponic gardening would have been very helpful to me in my previous […]
