Frugal Accomplishments This Week

Hey all, now’s that time of week where I share with you the various frugal things I and my family members did to save money over the past week. Starting today, hopefully I’ll be getting this post up on Sunday, and not Monday like I’ve been doing. Here’s what we did to save money this […]

Frugal Accomplishments This Week

It’s that time again, that time where I share just how frugal (or not) I was in a week. Fortunately this past week as a good one, and I have a decent amount of frugal things I did to share with y’all. Here’s what I did this week to save money, divided by category: Frugal […]

Frugal Accomplishments This Week

I’m proud of myself- for the first time in a while, it seems, I actually kept track, every day, of what we did to save money. It was a good week, also doing frugal basics, but also having a good time, frugally. I finished the week feeling that I really accomplished a lot, so that […]

Upcycled Fancy Little Girl’s Dress Tutorial

My little daughter, Anneliese, 2 3/4 years old, is such a girly girl, is in love with pretty things and princesses, and has very specific tastes in clothing and what she’ll agree to wear. She absolutely adores “princess dresses” and wears them as often as she could. When I was in the US last January, […]

Frugal Accomplishments This Week

Hi y’all! I hope you have had a great and frugal week this past week! This week in our hours involved lots of cooking and making messes in the kitchen… but all for good things, as we had a few birthday related get togethers… And another plus- its been cool enough that we didn’t use […]

Clothes Swaps Are Worth It

I must admit, I’ve been going out at night an awful lot lately. In some weeks, I’ve left all the kids at home but Rose and gone out for hours, at least 3-4 times in one week. Last night I told Mike that I was going to a clothes swap- he looks at me and […]

Frugal Accomplishments This Week

Since people liked this format last time I did it, and since I didn’t manage to keep track of what we did each day to save money, here’s what we did this last week to be frugal, broken down by categories. Frugal Kids: After a few weeks of tummy bugs and then traveling, during which […]

My Fun and Frugal Workout Sessions- Freestyle Dancing With My Kiddos

My awesome baby carrier, which I use for my workouts. I put Rose on my front, and I pull up the strap over the leg, until it reaches and supports Rose’s back and head for while I exercise. My calves are sore; my muscles all over my body are aching. You know why? Not because I’ve been to the gym recently… […]

Spending No Money On Kids, For A Year- My Thoughts

A homemade Reversi game Over the past few months, a few times I had read about an extreme frugality blog, and was contemplating posting my thoughts on it, but was hesitant to do so. I don’t like being overly critical of people and the choices they make in life, and especially when their lifestyle is […]