Browsing on Pinterest this week (a great activity to do while nursing, in case you didn’t know) I saw a “savings goal for 2014” thing that looked intriguing. Instantly I thought “now this is a great Frugal Friday tip!” For some reason, though, when I sat down to write about … Continue reading
Another Christmas has come and gone, and I think we can all agree on one thing: if you have kids, right now it looks like a toy store vomited all over your house! Despite lack of funds and/or desire to keep the gift-giving reined in, the truth is that … Continue reading
So a couple weeks ago, my dear friend Marc called me up one afternoon just bursting with excitement! He’d been watching Dr. Oz and heard the doctor talk about quinoa MILK. Marc remembered that quinoa was the only safe food for Zac, and didn’t know if I knew you could … Continue reading
Sorry about the lack of posting yesterday. I didn’t quite have my post ready when we realized that the weather predicted more rain and snow, and we were running low enough on a few things that a trip to town was in order. Having to proceed as slowly and carefully … Continue reading
You know what irritates me? (Aside from corn, FPIES, fructose malabsorption, and IgE allergies?) When I have one tough pot to clean that requires a steel wool pad, but then the barely used pad sits on my sink and rusts until I throw it away. It’s such a little thing, … Continue reading
Well, not really. It’s more like “just say no to the insanity surrounding gift giving over the holidays”, but that was WAY too long to use as a title. This is a tough one; even with unemployment, under-employment, insecure employment, inflation, and all the other things that keep most of us … Continue reading
I know, I know, this isn’t exactly a new idea. But it’s quite brilliant at stretching your budget, and therefore earns a spot on the Frugal Friday roster. Make your chicken work, baby! Take every little part of it and make it squawk for mercy from the relentless stretching you … Continue reading
Earlier this year I did a few posts with the theme “What’s in your _______?” I could – and may – easily write one of those about what is in our skin cleaning products. The laundry list of chemicals and sometimes potentially dangerous ingredients in a basic facial cleanser is … Continue reading
Back when I talked about cleaning your washing machine, I mentioned that we use homemade laundry soap. While this is something you can easily find on nearly every blog out there, there is a reason it’s so common: it’s a brilliantly simple way to save TONS of money! So here’s … Continue reading
Today, I’m all about cloth diapers. When Jed was born, I knew I would be taking a year of maternity leave. It seemed stupid to spend so much of our limited funds on diapers, so I decided we were going cloth all the way! And we did. For two years. … Continue reading
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