Festival of Frugality, Oops Edition
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Menu Plan Monday- In Retrospect
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It's Monday again, and that means that once again you get to find out- what frugal meals did…
Sugar Waxing Instructions
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Sugar wax, finished cooking When I was a kid, we had a neighbor, who, according to legend, re…
Thanksgiving- and Some Fantastic News!
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Image source Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! I hope all you Americans are hope you're enjoyin…
Zero Food Waste Challenge: Banana Peel Chutney
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Banana peel chutney served over cucumber coconut chickpea curry and rice Welcome to the Zer…
Cost Comparison Calculations with Conversions
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It's been an awfully long time since I last attended a math class. Six and a half years to b…
Calculating the True Price of Food: Starches Edition
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Mashed potatoes, made from 100 grams of potato and dehydrated potato You're in the store…
Menu Plan Monday- In Retrospect
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One of my fellow bloggers posts her weekly menu plan- in retrospect . When you're trying to …
Survivor and Frugality
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I absolutely love the TV show Survivor. No, I don't own a TV- I watch old episodes of the T…
Semolina Porridge aka Homemade Cream of Wheat
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My husband loves porridge, all kinds. Rice porridge (pudding), maize porridge (polenta), oat po…
Zero Food Waste Challenge
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People throw away a ton of food. Most of it is still quite tasty, nutritious, and filling, and …
Cutting Cloth Diapering Laundry Costs
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Cloth diapering is an eco friendly thing to do, both for the ecology and the economy. The way I …
Grocery Trip, November 16, 2010
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My husband just got his paycheck, and that means we can breathe a little more easily now. Now th…
Fighting Fading
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Some faded blue jeans Remember that beautiful top you bought that made you look like a millio…
Illogical Mathematics of Frugality
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Mathematics definitely has its place in a frugal lifestyle. Figuring out how much an item costs …
Cheap Money Saving Investments
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It's been said that it takes money to save money. I've felt the truth of this all too of…
Candied Grapefruit, Pomelos, Sweeties, and Other Citrus.
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"Daddy, we made candy grapefruit and it's all sugary. Mommy said it's for a present…
Expense tracking
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I've been doing some thinking lately about frugality. (Come on, Penny, who do you think you…
Homemade Orange Cleaner
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Strained and diluted orange cleaner, orange peels soaking in vinegar Before I got pregnant …
Rethinking Gifts
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The Holiday season is approaching; the topic of gifts is in the air. Yesterday, I went in to to…
Freezers, Fridges, Electricity Use... and Toddlers
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Our refrigerator has seen better days... It was good to us while it lasted, and we got it for an…
Homemade Healthy Vinegar
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I grew up rarely having any vinegar, as my mom didn't really enjoy the taste. Lately, howeve…
Don't Lose Your Things
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Expenditures come up in every family, no matter how hard you try to cut back. Worst of all, thou…
Water Bath Canning With No Equipment
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Canned beets, grapefruit marmalade, and pickled cauliflower. Food preservation is definitely…
Budgeting Basics
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Confession time! Don't you just love that- when you get to hear all about my frugal flops an…
Grocery Trip
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We're down to the last shopping trip in this financial valley, and my goal was, as always, t…
A Proud Accomplishment
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I have to tell you, I'm quite excited. Our family has just reached a difficult but important…
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