Our Cheapskate Fun BBQ and Homemade BBQ Stand Made From Pallet Wood
My family loves barbecues! Who doesn’t? (Ok, other than maybe vegetarians and vegans…) The other day, we just had a barbecue with nearly my entire family (siblings and siblings in law, parents, nephews and nieces) and my dad. My dad- remember him, the insanely frugal shopping guru that I interviewed for my blog? Well, was […]
Check Out Shopkick- Make Money While Grocery Shopping
Some frugal people do extreme challenges, where they literally do not buy anything, ever. They just barter, make things from scratch, dumpster dive, etc. But for most other frugal people, even though we are trying to save money, spending money is an inevitability. Wouldn’t it be nice, then, if while we’re spending money on the […]
Your Complete Guide To Diversified Investing
Dave Ramsey talks about many stages of smart money management. It starts with building up an emergency fund, paying off debt, and then building up 3-6 months of living expenses as savings, and then investing. Unfortunately we’re not at the investing stage yet, but for those that are, here’s a guide from a reader about […]
My New Frugal Wardrobe Makeover that Hides my Mummy Tummy
I have a confession to make. I currently weigh more than I’ve ever weighed in my entire life, other than perhaps when I was 9 months pregnant. And even then, I maybe weighed one or two pounds more than I do now. There’s a bunch of reasons why I weigh what I do now, and those […]
Crispy Salmon Skin Bibimbap Recipe- Gluten Free, Easy, and Delicious
Recently, I was cleaning out my freezer, and discovering all sorts of goodies that I had stashed away there, like the containers of cooked fish that I deboned myself from free fish bones I got at the market. And I also found lots and lots and lots of salmon skin that I got free from […]
The Coddling Couple – A Guide to Safely Introducing Your New Baby to the Outdoors
Image Source As soon as your baby is born they become the most important thing in your life. Being so tiny and fragile, you vow to do everything in your power to protect them. For this reason, many parents are hesitant to initially take their newborns into the outdoors. However, by taking a few simple […]
Video and Review of My Biolomix Blender and Dry Jar
I’ve written a few times already about my brand new high powered blender, the Biolomix blender that came with a dry jar, to be used as a grinder, and is much cheaper than the name brand equivalent- the Vitamix. Many people have been skeptical about buying something like this that is from China, questioning whether […]
Determining How To Choose A Doctor
I have been very lucky when it comes to doctors for my family. At first, I used one physician who also saw kids and also saw adults, and he was very respectful of my family’s less conventional health care choices (he was totally chilled out about my homebirths and even saw my infants before I […]
Renting Vs. Buying: What are the Costs Associated with Both?
Having recently bought our first home, and before that, renting for about 10 years, I’ve had many discussions with people about whether or not it is a good investment to buy a home vs renting, and here are some points that a reader sent in, about the costs of owning vs the costs of buying. […]
My Astonishingly Cheap Recent Grocery Shop
I love getting cheap groceries; I get this extreme excitement when I feel like I’m beating the system, getting groceries for so much cheaper than the standard price. I usually manage to get great prices, but sometimes the price I pay for what I get astonishes even me. This last grocery shopping trip actually was […]
