Learning to Like Housework
Housekeeping is not a skill that comes easily to me. In fact, it is only since I married my husb…
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Sad Solar Cooking Saga
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Solar Cooking Soup I tearfully parted with my solar cooker , built from an old refrigerator, …
Don't Iron
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I strongly dislike ironing. It is time consuming, pointless, and a hassle to boot. I'm defin…
Watermelon Rind Seitan Curry
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Pickled watermelon rind was an invention of the Great Depression, where they used what was avail…
Sew to Save Your Clothes
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Clothes are an inevitable expense that everyone comes across at some point or another. While cut…
When Being "Frugal" Costs
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There comes a time in every thrifty person's life where it strikes you that something you…
Laundering Correctly Saves a Wardrobe
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Clothing is a basic need that even the most minimalistic person cannot deny. Even for those una…
Snobby Palates
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I have a discriminating palate. I like good food, which is why I bother making fancy dishes like…
Frugal Sick Days
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Mike and I have caught a bug. Exactly which one, we don't know, but we're both feeling p…
Homemade Baby Powder
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Often we buy things by rote, heading down the same aisles in the grocery store to pick up the sa…
Homemade Crepes
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crêp·er·ie [ krey -p uh -ree , krep - uh - ; Fr. k r ep uh - r ee ] –noun, plural crêp·…
Homemade Lasagna is Cheap!
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I've heard said that it is not worth making lasagna as it is such an expensive meal, what wi…
The Forethought Edition- Festival of Frugality #280
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Last minute people like myself often get caught off guard when once again, surprise expenses sne…
Willing to Change
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"Who will achieve change? He who truly desires it and is willing to do something to make…
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