A couple of weekends ago my husband got out his collection of Legos for Little Turkey to play with. When I say collection, I mean a massive collection – 4 of the grey 10 gallon tubs full! There were a few sets bagged up but that was about as far as the organization went. This hadn’t been a problem with our older foster boys who loved to dump all the tubs out into a pile and just build. Turkey doesn’t {Read More}
Inexpensive Party Plates – Reusable and Dishwasher Safe
May 22, 2012 by 1 Comment
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Last fall I wrote about reusing as many items as possible instead of throwing things away and soon after needing to replace them. Paper plates are some of the biggest culprits that drain money from the pockets of American families. But there are inexpensive and convenient alternatives. Traditionally I’ve used our everyday dishes for parties, but there were times that I didn’t have enough plates clean and needed to use paper. I’ve almost always used paper cups. I’ve always intended {Read More}
Creative Ways to Reuse Paper and Paper Scraps
May 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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A couple of weeks ago I talked about some ways to keep up with your to do lists and other notes. I had promised some tips on making use of those leftover scraps of paper for my Tuesday tip last week, but I forgot. First and foremost if you have recycling available please recycle any and all papers that you can. Paper can be recycled at home by making something new from it or by reusing it. You can {Read More}
Keeping Track of Your To Do List and Other Notes
May 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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If you’re like me, you often write on scraps of paper. Your husband thinks it’s trash so inevitably you can only find half of the notes you’re written. Several years ago I started keeping my to do lists and information I didn’t want to lose – like phone numbers and brainstorms- in a word document or e-mail draft on my computer. I also keep a notebook handy at my desk. All of these options work much better than the aforementioned {Read More}
Make Your Own Inexpensive Foaming Hand Soap Refills
April 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
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We all know that kids like to use soap. Even as necessary as it is, it makes me cringe to think of the expense when soap gets wasted in the name of clean. Many moms have switched to the foaming hand pumps to save money by preventing their kids from overusing it. We’ve always used regular soap pumps because I buy them so cheaply. A few months ago we got our first foaming hand soap pump as a gift. Right {Read More}
Ideas for Kids Birthday Cakes
March 27, 2012 by 1 Comment
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I like to buy a cake for the kids’ parties. I’m not very good at decorating cakes and I like for them to have a special cake for their birthday pictures. I remember my parties the most by what my cakes looked like. Often they were cookies or brownies since I’m not much of a cake girl. I’m not very good with coming up with ideas for kids’ birthday cakes, but I’ve found that I can buy a 1/4 sheet {Read More}
Increase or Decrease Your Screen Size
March 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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This is a little known trick that can really help you as your browse the web. If you want to make the text or an image on a webpage larger- just hold down the control key while pressing the + key. 1 time. You can press it multiple times to increase the zoom on your screen. Sometimes I find that making the text just a bit bigger helps keep me from getting headaches while I’m working. It’s also helpful when {Read More}
Recipe for Your Own Sour Cream Topping Substitution
March 7, 2012 by 2 Comments
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Last Tuesday I gave you the link to a list of common kitchen and pantry substitutions. I’ve used the lemon juice in milk substitution for sour cream in a recipe without any problems. I’ll be using that much more often instead of purchasing sour cream. While that’s a great savings, I really wanted to figure out a substitution for sour cream as a topping. Here’s what I came up with: Soften 5 oz. cream cheese in the microwave on low {Read More}
The Solution for Messy Dinners With Kids
February 14, 2012 by 2 Comments
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I’ve written before about how we only use about 3 rolls of paper towels a year. Instead, we have a “rag” trash can in our kitchen. The rags work much better than paper towels for most things. I even have about a dozen old washcloths that I use to clean Little One’s face with after every meal. They are so much stronger than paper towels. Dirty rags take virtually no extra room in the laundry so there’s no extra cost {Read More}
Is Buying a Whole Chicken Cheaper than Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast?
January 31, 2012 by 8 Comments
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I have finally proved if it’s cheaper to buy boneless skinless or whole chicken. My theory was that the extra fat and the bones of a whole chicken, plus extra cook time and preparation efforts, would cancel out the savings from the lower price point. Being the numbers girl that I am, I set out last week to determine if the boneless skinless chicken breast that I usually buy is cheaper or if the whole chicken is cheaper. You’ll be {Read More}