Frugal Accomplishments This Past Week

Oh my, it seems like I’m getting worse and worse at keeping track of my frugal accomplishments, and posting about them each week. I need to start tracking these every day so that I actually have something to share at the end of the week… But honestly-  I’m not sure if it’s simply that I’ve […]

Handling Plumbing Problems Yourself- Do’s and Don’ts

 Image Credit- Debspoons- Freedigitalphotos.net Let me tell you- having no working sink is absolutely no fun. Not one bit. From Thursday evening until late Sunday night, we didn’t have a usable kitchen sink in our house. (We ended up using disposables for the duration as much as we could. Any dishes that had to be […]

Homemade “I Spy in a Bottle” Toy

I am a big fan of do it yourself, especially when it comes to toys and other fun games. In addition to that, I also enjoy finding uses for things that would otherwise be thrown out. Therefore, when I was at my friend Z’s house, and saw what she called an “I Spy in a […]

Taking a Virtual Trip- With Google Maps

Living on a super tight budget with my family, I would say we have a very good life, and we have everything we need, and a lot of extras as well. But I must admit that one of the hardest things for me is knowing that since we’re short on cash, there’s a lot of […]

Frugal Accomplishments These Past Two Weeks

I have to apologize- it’s been a little hectic the last little bit here, so much so that I haven’t really had a chance to write down the list of all the frugal things we did over the last two weeks other than a few things here and there, and it’s even been crazy today […]

Important Steps to Minimize Your Tax Bill

This is a post by Nancy Evans. A big part of every individual’s personal finance budget is taxes. Poor planning can lead to higher than expected tax payments. These unplanned payments can put a huge strain on your cash flow. To avoid this problem, consider taking these steps to minimize your taxes. Avoid overpaying and […]

Natural, Homemade House Cleaners- Or What Penny Actually Uses in Her Household For Cleaning

Citrus vinegar cleaner Last week I wrote a post that was very popular, about what actually is used in my household for health and hygiene products, not just what I blog about using ideally, and this post is part two. What we really use to get our house cleaned. Mostly eco-friendly cleaning products. But not […]

How to Stay both Budget and Family-Friendly When Visiting Washington D.C.

I must admit this guest post, while in some ways makes me very happy and nostalgic, it also makes me sad. You see, growing up my family went on lots of great trips, like to the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Hoover Dam one trip, the Kentucky Derby and Mammoth Caves another, and another trip […]

Spring Cleaning is Awesome

I have to admit that organization is really, really, really not my strong point. (My stockpile is my one significant exception to the rule.) The problem with living in a small house and not being organized is that I lose things, because any things that I have end up being stashed away in whatever place […]

Frugal Accomplishments This Week

So this week I don’t have so many frugal accomplishments to share, since not much got done in my household. I mean, that’s not entirely true- I did a lot of spring cleaning, and that ended up yielding some frugal results, but this week my sharing is rather sparse… So, here’s what I did to […]