Our Early Thanksgiving Dinner Menu — Gluten Free and Dairy Free

I don’t live in the USA, but I have very fond memories of Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends. Since moving abroad and marrying a non American, Thanksgiving sort of fell by the wayside other than one or two times. However, because of the nostalgia, I’ve wanted to have Thanksgiving dinner, if only just to […]

What should I buy my boyfriend for Christmas?

When it comes to gifting, there are different approaches. Some people feel the need to give gifts to everyone, no matter how much money they have available, and then do whatever they can to keep down the costs of those gifts, often giving generalized frugal gifts to everyone. Other people’s approach to gift giving is […]

8 Cooking Hacks Everyone Should Know

Cooking hacks! I love cooking hacks! Aren’t they great? They’re like life hacks, but for cooking. Dun dun da duh, here it is. The one and only, 8 Cooking Hacks Everyone Should Know, and that includes your kids, your mom, and your husband, even if he doesn’t know how to cook or even want to […]

My Frugal Accomplishments This Week

Ok, I challenged myself to share a write up of the frugal things I did that week, every week, even if it’s no amazing or long list. So here it is, even if it seems paltry this week. My frugal accomplishments the last week were the following: I booked frugal travel fare using a refund […]

Ways to Avoid Late Repayment in Personal Loans

Taking out loans and getting into debt is never a financially great thing to do, but if you have loans and you are repaying them, you definitely don’t want to get into even more trouble by missing payments. As someone with ADHD that is something I’m likely to do, so these great tips on how […]

How to Find Great Deals When Buying Snowblowers

It doesn’t snow often where I live, and when I do, the entire region gets shut down. So snowblowers are definitely not something we’d be purchasing. But for those who do live in areas of heavy snowfall, here’s how you can get a snowblower and still be money smart. It’s that time of the year […]

How I Book Airfare for Vacations Super Cheaply

Every single time I talk about going on vacation super cheaply, I get people asking me “But how do you get tickets so cheaply? How do you actually do it?” And each time, I answer Skyscanner.com, Skyscanner.com, Skyscanner.com. But apparently that isn’t enough of an answer because even with me telling people that that’s how […]

How To Reduce The Cost Of Vehicle Ownership

Having a car was never a consideration of mine, since they are so expensive locally. On top of that, I didn’t even have a license. Now that I finally do, I am curious about how much having a car would cost, so I’m especially eager to read reader submitted posts such as these. The cost […]