Making Do With What You Have
Creative thinking and being willing to compromise goes a long way when your goal is to either sa…
Showing posts from September, 2010
Once Upon a Garden
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Once upon a time I lived in a house with a decently sized yard. Nothing spectacularly huge, but …
Homemade Cottage Cheese
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Can I be a little bit honest here? I'm not quite sure I know what the difference is between …
Religion and Frugality
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I've had some interesting discussions the past few days about religion and frugality. I do p…
Why Preserve Food?
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There's lots of talk about preserving around the blogosphere lately, but some people probabl…
Homemade Breadcrumbs- Extreme Frugality Edition
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Once upon a time, I bought ready made breadcrumbs. Their price wasn't so bad, so I never tho…
Benefit Of The Doubt
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As human beings, as much as we (myself included) dislike assumptions and judgments being made ab…
From Scratch- Always Worthwhile?
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I'm a big "make-it-from-scratch"-er, and sometimes you wonder... is making things …
Rich and Frugal?
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I was asked a very thought provoking question by a reader in response to my post on what to do w…
A Sample Frugal Homeschool Curriculum
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I started a series on frugal homeschooling and then got sick and that got put on pause (still re…
Extra Money- Gifts and Bonuses
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My husband got a decent bonus from work this past week in the form of gift certificates. These c…
Sick on my Anniversary
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This day, 4 years ago, at precisely 7 pm, my husband and I became husband and wife. I was 18 at …
Homeschooling Curricula on a Shoestring
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People like to tell me that I should be prepared for lots of expenses if I plan on homeschooling…
Sneak Peak Into My Home Part 2- The "Half" Room and Hallway
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When we downgraded from a 960 square foot apartment to a 485* square foot apartment to save a fe…
Some Blog Stuff and Some Advice
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I've had a lot on my mind recently, what with a big party I threw for my oldest son , catere…
Roasted Eggplant Salad
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This is one of my favorite spreads for bread or dips for vegetables. It is so simple to make, c…
Homemade Apple Cider
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I absolutely love apple cider! It brings back memories of fun trips to apple picking in orchards…
9 Excuses For Overspending
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We often rationalize our less than ideal behavior; the financial realm is no exception. Many tim…
Relatively Decent Vegetable Replacements
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Many times you go grocery shopping, intending to get a specific food, only that food ends up bei…
Dumpster Treasures
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People produce a whole lot of garbage. An insane amount, actually, to the extent that there are …
Redneck Watering Can and Garden Update
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I live in a tiny apartment with no yard and I have a flourishing garden! How, you may ask? Windo…
Birthday Gifts and Frugality
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Don't you just love birthdays? Ok, maybe at some point you stop appreciate growing older, bu…
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