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 […]

Reducing The Cost of Your Vegetable Garden

Photo credit- foto76- freedigitalphotos.net There are many reasons to grow your own produce. It puts you in control of the quality of food you eat, meaning less exposure to nasty pesticides, not to mention food with higher nutrition and a much nicer taste. A lot of people turn to growing their own fruit and veg […]

A Review of Natural Sponge Tampons- A Frugal and Healthy Tampon Alternative (And Comparison to Mooncup)

I was contacted by a representative of the Sea Sponge Company who wanted to send me a package of Sea Clouds™ natural sponge tampons to review on my blog. I’d first heard about using sea sponges as an alternative to tampons many, many years back on a blog I read, but never thought much of it. Then […]

Boston Offers Plenty of History for Travelers

Ever been to Boston? I haven’t, but this guest post makes me want to go there! Boston, one of the oldest cities in the United States, has plenty of historic landmarks worth visiting. Much of that history took place in the downtown area, so you can see a lot within a relatively short amount of […]

Scavenger Hunt in Seattle: An Affordable Family Vacation

This is a guest post. I hope you enjoy it! For a family on a budget, piecing together a quality vacation can result in a great deal of stress, guilt, and anxiety. Aside from the pressures placed on parents of school-aged children to go to the biggest resorts and theme parks, even the simplest of […]

Foraging Plantain- Wild Food and Medicine

There’s one plant that I forage all the time, and it’s one of those plants that, even if you don’t plan on becoming a full time forager, that I suggest you learn. Because it is simply one of the most useful plants out there. And it’s pretty easy to learn how to forage it. Plantain. […]

Amazing Deals and Steals That I Got Today

I left my house today with an empty stroller, and came home with one packed to the gills. Since everything that I came home with was frugally obtained, and purchased with thought, I figured I’d share a little about what I got, and why. The reason I went out today was to go to the […]

Making Mallow Mayonnaise- Wild Mayonnaise From Foraged Ingredients

I love making things from scratch. For many reasons, top among them that they’re cheaper and healthier. But I also get a kick out of knowing how to do things that others don’t, like I’m part of this club that knows all these secrets that used to be a way of life, but now people […]

Frugal Accomplishments This Week and Accountability For My Struggles

To be honest, I’m a little exhausted- went to bed a little too late a few too many nights in a row, so its hard for me to keep my eyes open long enough to even write this introduction to my post… But I didn’t want to leave you without this week’s post, so… about […]