I have a secret. Once I lost so much weight my clothes were falling off of me, I had to buy new clothes. There was just one little problem: Money. We had none. (At least, not for new clothes!) Yet I now have a more expensive, quality wardrobe than I’ve … Continue reading
This weeks frugal tip is courtesy of my forced “green thumbing” thanks to FPIES. I have to garden this year, which means I need to get some seeds started NOW. Only, most seed starter kits use either plastic or “biodegradable” material that I’m not sure is safe for Zac. One … Continue reading
OK, this is the very last post in the series about “Cleaning Up Your Financial House”. Thanks to traveling, sickness, and wonky food trials, this has taken me much longer to finish than I had planned. Thanks for sticking with me! By this point, if you’ve followed the advice I’ve … Continue reading
FPIES and other allergy stories have interfered lately, but Frugal Fridays are back! (At least for this week, at any rate.) When we left off of this series, we had a basic plan to pay off our debt and two looming questions: What if we have less money than bills? and … Continue reading
Okay, back to our “clean up your finances” series of Frugal Fridays! Today we’re going to talk about the “D” word: DEBT. Ick, I know. But necessary. After all, the only way to truly be in charge of your finances is to have no debt. I’d go so far as … 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
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
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
Let me make something perfectly clear: I am NOT a seamstress. I’m crafty; you give me a project, I can likely make it happen. But my forte is NOT sitting in front of a sewing machine. I’ve got the basics down, sure, but every dress I’ve ever made for myself … Continue reading
Folks, let’s talk shaving. Women always complain about shaving; I see ecards on Pinterest celebrating the onset of fall, because apparently, fall=end of shaving season. When I was obese, I put off shaving as much as I possibly could. For starters, it is really annoying to shave, and secondly, I … Continue reading
