One of my favorite frugal blogs is Family Friendly Frugality. I found Heather’s blog last fall and love to read her articles on living a frugal life. She’s such a motivating author. Part of what makes her encouraging is that she realizes that becoming frugal isn’t an overnight change, and that it can be overwhelming if you try to change all your non frugal habits at once. My favorite series of posts over at Family Friendly Frugality is her Make {Read More}
Do You Get Your Money’s Worth From Dryer Sheets?
August 30, 2011 by 4 Comments
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I haven’t spent more than $4 total in the past 10 years on dryer sheets. That’s including tax. Part of the reason is because I’ve been able to get them cheap or free by combining coupons and sales, and part of the reason is because I am intentional about making them last. If you want to stretch your dollars here are a few suggestions: Instead of using 2 sheets, cut your sheets in half and use 2 halves. They will {Read More}
Video- How to Give a Boy a Haircut
August 4, 2011 by 4 Comments
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This is a picture of our little Turkey about a month after his first hair cut. (sorry for the closed eyes but due to his glaucoma his eyes were still extremely sensitive to light) He was only 8 months old at the time of this picture and he already needed another cut! It pained me to think of paying $12+ every month for the next 18 years to have his hair cut. Especially because there was always a spot or {Read More}
My $13. Couch
June 6, 2011 by 3 Comments
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Yes, 13 dollars! Our house has a family room and a living room. We only had one couch, and having a second was a want, not a need. Before we moved I had been watching craigslist for an old couch for the family room, but a week after we moved in, we lost the renters on our house back in Arkansas. We certainly didn’t have money for even a used couch then, but I happened across this listing on Freecycle: {Read More}
My New Washing Machine
May 19, 2011 by 4 Comments
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In keeping with the “make do challenge”, I thought I’d show you another example of how we’re making do at our house: I know, it’s not exactly new (more like 25 yrs old), but it’s new to me and it’s in my house. What a huge improvement over hauling both kiddos with me and 3 loads of laundry to the laundromat weekly in between nap times! My new 80 series washing machine Do I love it? of course not Can {Read More}
Make Do Challenge Part Two
May 17, 2011 by 11 Comments
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Last week I challenged you to “make do” with at least one thing or situation. How did you do? Did it turn out to be a big deal that you went without something or made a substitution? I’m hoping that you found results like I did quite some time ago: It didn’t matter one bit. Plus I saved time and stress because I didn’t give in and go for society’s solution: more. Using a fork instead of a wisk may {Read More}
Make Do Challenge
May 10, 2011 by 6 Comments
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Do you run out for fast food when you realized it’s 5:00 and you haven’t started dinner? Do you run to the store if you need one thing for a child’s school project or one item to finish dinner? Maybe you have the entire deluxe cable or satellite package to get just one favorite channel. Take a moment and consider the time it will take to make those “quick” trips out, as well as the time and monetary expense of {Read More}
Now That’s Thrifty #2
October 20, 2010 by 1 Comment
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I was just over at OrgJunkie linking up my Monday meal plan. (Yes I know it is now Wednesday- I’ll probably stay 2 days behind for another week too) Anyway I happened to notice a picture of a great mudroom organizer she has up. I don’t want to post a sneak peek picture because I really think you’ll want to see the entire transformation from start to finish. I am truly amazed once again at how thrifty people can {Read More}
Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose
October 10, 2010 by 1 Comment
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I am a huge fan of recycling. It practically kills me that there is no recycling available at our apartment complex. Did you know that it takes about 60 days for an aluminum can to be recycled into a new aluminum can? Granted those aren’t all labor involved days, but it is a lengthy process. So to avoid that lengthy and costly (although cheaper than making something from scratch) process, we should reuse things as many times as possible or {Read More}