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 […]
Our Brand New Pergola
Mike has been working crazy hours lately at his new job and in his few hours of down-time he managed to build this pergola in our front yard. All for under $80- and this is despite buying the wood from an overpriced local place since we don’t have a car to use to transport wood […]
Recent Frugal Accomplishments
First off, I wanted to send out warm thoughts to everyone who lost loved ones on 9/11, as well as everyone who has been affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Additionally, I wanted to apologize for not having posted here recently- lots of things going on in my life that have made it feel very […]
Our New Practically Free Dishwasher!
Dish washing has been the bane of my existence pretty much since I moved out of my childhood home. There we always, always, always washed dishes with a dishwasher- the only dishes that needed to be hand washed were some pots. Moving out and needing to wash the dishes added so much stress to my […]
Today’s Frugal Produce Shopping Trip
After yesterday’s post about my shopping trip, I have to say that despite my reassurance that we do have produce at home and we will manage in that department, I was feeling guilty about the lack of fruit and variety of produce, and I’m sure some people reading the post were thinking that it didn’t […]
My Latest Frugal Grocery Shoppping Trip
The past few weeks I’ve had a hard time doing grocery shopping frugally- I’ve been very busy with a lot of things, so have done lots of short cuts that save me time but cost me more money, and that continued onto our family’s vacation this past week, where I didn’t want to be spending […]
Our Frugal Summer Beach Trip (and What We Foraged) and an Update on My Arm
My daughter, Rose, enjoying herself at the beach I’m sorry I didn’t post recently, or update on what’s going on in my life… From this past Monday until yesterday, Sunday, my family and I went on a trip to a beach town, a (long) bus ride away from where we lived. It is an annual […]
Our New Free Bathroom Cabinet — Homemade From Pallet Wood
When I went to pick out the tiles for my new house about 2 years ago, the day that I went to pick them out I was feeling really really strange, my head was not in the right place… and I came down with some awful bug where I didn’t get out of bed for […]
Homemade Toasted Sesame Flavored Oil Recipe- Frugal and Easy Hack
It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Asian food, specifically Korean food. I am able to combine a variety of frugal and super frugal ingredients, whatever I have on hand, either foraged or purchased from the reduced rack, and create gorgeous and delicious healthy dishes with them. However, there is one […]
