Our Frugal Family Wedding Attire
My family with my brother Dan, the groom. Funny expression, I know- we were trying to make the girls smile. A week ago, my little brother Dan got married to a wonderful woman named Margaret, and it was great fun, such a happy wedding! The thing about weddings is they can get very pricey- not […]
The Amazing Back to Basics Living Bundle is Live Now!
The sale of the Back to Basics bundle has begun! The following ebooks and e-courses are valued at $814.94, but for the next week (and not a second more!) you can buy all of these for only $29.97, including my brand new book, Penniless Foodie in the Wild- an adaptable cookbook whose delicious international recipes […]
My Foraging Book- Available to Buy
Many people have asked me where they can buy my adaptable foraging cookbook, Penniless Foodie in the Wild, filled with 65 delicious recipes, that I’ve been talking about and describing for many months already. Unfortunately, though I tried to get it up on Amazon in time for Christmas, I had technical issues with Amazon, and […]
DIY Easy Fancy Wedding or Prom Hairdo Tutorial
For the past week different family members had a stomach bug, which was far from perfect timing (ok, not sure there ever is a perfect time for a stomach bug) since my little brother Dan got married Tuesday night. (Second brother’s wedding- my brother Josh got married this past February.) Next post will be about […]
Making Homemade Frugal Healthy Baby Food
A reader contacted me and asked me if I had any tips about how to feed babies healthy and nutritious meals without breaking the bank. Though many people think that to feed babies you need to purchase expensive jarred baby food, fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your perspective) homemade baby food, especially jarred food, is […]
25 Ways To Save Money When Eating Out
Image courtesy of graur razvan ionut at FreeDigitalPhotos.net I really enjoy eating out, but will admit that it is something I rarely do, because it gets pricey quickly. When a reader offered to share with you these ideas about how to save money while eating out, so it becomes more affordable, I was really excited, […]
Upcycling, Reupholstering, and Plastic Covering Our Chairs- A Tutorial
All our newly reupholstered and upcycled chairs Chairs have been the bane of my existence since we’ve been married practically… When we were furnishing our home from scratch ten years ago, our budget was really tight. We ended up buying a set of 4 matching chairs second hand, and another chair from a second hand […]
Our New DIY Pallet Shoe Rack and Tiny Useful Mudroom
We have a lot of shoes in our family. Six people, each at least with a few pairs of shoes… It adds up quite quickly. Before we moved to our current home I tried to declutter as much as possible, and in doing so, got rid of all the pairs of shoes that people refused […]
How To Overcome An Unexpected Financial Crisis
Image courtesy of jesadaphorn at FreeDigitalPhotos.net A reader, Heather, reached out to me, and mentioned how she had cancer and she went from being financially stable to in a big financial crisis, because of all the expenses involved in the treatments and being unable to work, and more. She asked me if I’d be able […]
Our Kids’ Free Upcycled Quadruple Bunk Bed
I had all sorts of plans for beds for my kids in our new home. We specifically designed the outlets and doors in the bedroom with the plan that we’d have a set type of beds that would be able to sleep all four of our kids. We were going to have 4 beds, in […]
