You always hear on blogs and from friends about how they called their cable provider, internet provider, phone company, etc. and were able to save a ton of money each month. Hundreds even. In the last few months I have tried to make my cell phone bill, internet bill, and my satellite TV bill lower. Do you want to know how it went? Not well. {source} My cell phone bill ended up working out for me in the end but it was almost a disaster. Instead of saving the $20ish I should … [Read more...]
Recipe: Maple Teriyaki Pork Stir Fry
Because we make maple syrup, I am always looking for ways to use it in recipes. One of my favorite ways recently has been Maple Teriyaki Pork Stir Fry. Stir fry tends to happen around here fairly often do the frugal nature of it. This is just one way to shake it up. This whole recipe takes about 25-30 minutes from start to finish. Most of our meals are not only frugal but also quick. (Please pardon the terrible pictures. My kitchen is not a very light friendly place.) You will need: 1 … [Read more...]
How to Organize Coupons
If you read any coupon blogs or have ever watched Extreme Couponing, you have heard about coupon binders. They are just what they sound like, binders, often the ones that zip closed, full of coupons. Most people use baseball card organizer to separate their coupons. For me, just a binder as a coupon organizer is completely impractical. I don't usually have quite that many coupons so it is overkill for me. Instead, I like to use a wallet-sized expandable filer. It lives in my purse that … [Read more...]
Frugal Tip: Think Outside the Box
I think one of the biggest frugal tips I can give you and the biggest one I use myself on a daily basis is to: think outside the box. The most common things we think of when trying to stretch a budget are usually using coupons/sale shopping, growing a garden, cooking many things from scratch, and other things along that line. But to truly stretch a dollar, you have to think more than you save, shop, or do. I used to buy powdered iced tea mix for Matt instead of buying Snapple like I did … [Read more...]
Saving on Your Contract Cell Phone Plan
It seems like the majority of tips on how to save on cell phone expenses tell you to go with a no contract, prepaid plan. The reason for that is that it's true! You can get a decent no contract, everything unlimited plan, for $45 a month. But what about for those of us that can't go with Straight Talk or Tracfone or one of the other no contract cell phone companies? How are we suppose to save money? This is something I have been trying to find out for about a year. We've been on a … [Read more...]
How Does Your Garden Grow?
The snow is finally almost gone. The ground is starting the thaw. All this has me thinking one thing. Garden! We have a small to medium sized vegetable garden. We grow green beans, peas, tomatoes, one pepper plant, a few beets for Matt, and we try cucumbers. Last year our cucumbers never made it. We have a different plan for them this year so hopefully they will do well. I also have a flower bed behind the house. Last year my daisies didn't come up and my phlox all died. The little … [Read more...]
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