Leftover coffee? Who ever heard of such a thing? However, if you are like my husband, you make more coffee than you need for one or two cups. Throwing it out is such a waste. It is cheaper to make your coffee at home rather than buying at a coffee shop but you still don't want to be throwing it out. You aren't really saving much if you waste it. Part of living a frugal lifestyle is using everything you can and stretching things as far as you can. Sometimes it takes thinking a bit outside the box … [Read more...]
Creating a Budget: 3 Simple Tips
With the new year upon us, many people are creating resolutions to save money or better control their finances. Unfortunately, many of those people don't know how to create a budget or even where to begin. If you are one of those people struggling with a starting point, here are three tips for creating a budget. Over the years, the categories and amounts have changed, but it is still the same basic budget. It is super simple, so no excuses! :) Decide on a Method I use Excel to track my … [Read more...]
Staying Frugal Through Life’s Emergencies
This month has been an incredibly tough month. First Abby started having some freaky health issues. Thankfully, manageable and not life threatening. Then I've been having some health issues they can't figure out. (I don't even want to admit how many times I've had to pee in a cup the last 10 days). Then...Matt's car is having major issues. The latest news from the mechanic is that it will cost more to fix it than it is worth. And of course, the wipers on my van like to only work sporadically, … [Read more...]
Creating Frugal Christmas Decor
(Monday, my guest post as part of Frugal Homeschool Family's 25 Frugal Days of Christmas went live.) Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the smells, the tastes, the sights, the movies, the music. There isn’t much I dislike about Christmas. One of my favorite things about Christmas is all the decorations. I love decorating my house for Christmas. But decorations can be so expensive. Our budget doesn’t allow for us to buy new decorations very often. So what’s a frugal girl … [Read more...]
Ways I Saved in November
1. A large box and some crayons provided hours and hours of entertainment for Abby. We've been struggling as she has outgrown most her toys. It is very tempting to go buy new but the box has gained us some weeks! 2. I went into the big town/small city near me to go to Shaw's as they had a number of great deals. Am I most excited about my $0.89 peanut butter or my $0.38 cereal? Nope! I was pleasantly surprised to see the boneless skinless chicken breasts I was going to pay paying $1.87/lb … [Read more...]
Quick Meal: Disassembled Shepherd’s Pie
Years ago I started making what my husband calls disassembled shepherd's pie with pan fried potatoes (home fries) then I started making it with macaroni. It quickly became one of our favorites for a quick and filling meal. Plus, it is really inexpensive to make. As we are coming in to a heavy cooking and baking season, this is a great, quick meal for those nights where you are just too busy to cook. One of the best part is that you can change up the seasonings based on your tastes and mood. … [Read more...]
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