Frugal Accomplishments This Past Week
Hello there and welcome to another episode of “What frugal things does Penny actually do in real life?” This week was one of the hottest I can remember here in a long time. When explaining to my kids what the temperature meant, I said that the air outside was about as hot if not hotter […]
The Best Kitchen Tools to Help Lower Your Grocery Budget
I am not a minimalist. I could never be one of those people that counts how many items they own, and if they reach over a certain amount, gives it away, tosses it, or sells it. And I live in a super tiny apartment. That doesn’t mean that I don’t value the concept of minimalism, […]
Gluten Free Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
I’m having guests again this week (its not something we end up doing so often, but lately I guess we’re having guests more than usual) and wanted to do something nice for them. I know that lots of the food that I cook is relatively exotic, and not everyone enjoys exotic foods as much as […]
Teaching My Young Children Important Money Lessons
Photo credit- anankkml; freedigitalphotos.net When I was a teenager, I said that when I had kids, I’d do certain things with my kids and money. When I was first married, I had other ideas about what I’d do to teach my kids about money management. And then when my kids were younger than they are […]
Frugal Accomplishments This Week
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of… The Price is Right! Oh wait- wrong show. But not exactly. The price was right for all the things mentioned below- because they were either cheap or free! I had an awesomely frugal week this week; I feel like I’m getting back into the groove! (And now […]
Foraging Lambsquarters or Goosefoot- Edible Wild Plants
It’s been really beautiful weather in my area the past little while, which makes me very torn. I want to go out and do fun things with the kids, but then by the time I get home, I don’t have much energy left for the things I have to do inside the house, like keep […]
Frugal Accomplishments This Week
I feel like I’m getting my mojo back. After many weeks that I felt like there wasn’t much “to write home about” regarding what I did frugally, finally, finally I have what to share this week. It was a good week. We had lots of fun together, and still managed to do quite a few […]
Grain Free Pinwheels Recipe, Or Chicken Potato Roll Ups- Egg Free, With Vegan Options
I don’t even know when I had deli roll for the first time, but it probably was somewhere around my 16th year. I was eating over at someone’s house, and they served this delicious concoction of puff pastry dough, pastrami and other deli, mustard, and some sauce, I don’t remember what. I really enjoyed it, […]
Different Types Of Bulk Buying- And Their Pros and Cons
I write a million times about bulk buying, bulk buying, bulk buying. I can’t even count how many times I’ve mentioned it on my blog, but that’s because I’m super stoked about it. And I hope after my recent post about how to get super healthy food on a super tight budget, where I mentioned […]
Lentil and Hot Dog Sauce Recipe
A friend of mine, Becky, who is also very frugal and feeds a large family, has often talked about her standard weekly menu- one thing that always shows up is beans and hot dogs… I asked her for her recipe, because, honestly, my kids aren’t the biggest fans of beans… and I decided to change […]
