Frugal Tuesday Tip – Week 54

February 7, 2012

While this is only the second week that I have hosted Frugal Tuesday Tip, it has actually been going on over a year and this is week 54.  The Frugal Tuesday Tip is a linky blog hop, dedicated to encouraging the frugal lifestyle. I would love it if you shared your frugal tip with us! [...]

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Save Money On Ink

February 7, 2012

I do a lot of printing.  The schools rarely send anything home anymore, I have to print whatever I need.  Schedules, forms, etc.  I print coupons and recipes all the time as well.  Unfortunately you don’t always know exactly what you are printing – many times coupons come with a full page ad. I always [...]

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Money Monday – Dave Ramsey Baby Steps

February 6, 2012

We have been following (loosely) the Dave Ramsey plan for the past 7 or 8 years.  For those that don’t know, the Dave Ramsey plan involves 7 baby steps to financial success.  While I think it is a great plan, I do not think it is a “one size fits all” plan.  There are too [...]

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Winter CSA Package

February 5, 2012

We got our CSA pickup this weekend.It was a great package!  Here is what we got: 1 spent hen – an old laying hen for chicken noodle soup dried egg noodles homemade linguine 1 lb bacon cheddar cheese 2 lbs sweet potatoes 8 apples dozen eggs cherry preserves large bag of spinach 2 lbs corn [...]

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How To Make a Pirate Ship Cake

February 3, 2012

    Luke made a pirate ship cake for the Father/Son cake walk for Cub Scouts.  We started by making a cake in 2 round pans.  We cut each circle in half placing them on top of each other with frosting in between.  We cut off the bottom a bit to make it sit flat. [...]

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No Spend Month is Over (or is it?)

February 2, 2012

Tuesday was going to be the last day of our No Spend Month.  I figured up my total for all groceries and household supplies and came in at $238.46 for the month.  This is less than half what I normally spend.  We ate a lot of food that I had been avoiding cooking and it [...]

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Frugal Tuesday Tip (1/31/2012)

January 31, 2012

This is the first week that I am co-hosting Frugal Tuesday Tip and I am very excited.   The Frugal Tuesday Tip is a linky blog hop, dedicated to encouraging the frugal lifestyle.  I would love it if you shared your frugal tip with us!  It is hosted by: Sara at Learning The Frugal Life Julie at JulieCache.com [...]

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Don’t Spend All Your Money – Only Get What You Need

January 31, 2012

I asked my family for a frugal tip to post for today’s Frugal Tuesday Tip.  Michael immediately said the following: “You should only buy what you need, not just spend all of your money.” Isn’t that great?  How many times do we go into a store with the mindest of spending a set amount of [...]

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I Almost Gave Up on the No Spend Month

January 31, 2012

This weekend as the fridge started looking barer and barer I came very close to giving up on this challenge.  I was nervous that we didn’t have enough food, I thought I couldn’t do it.  Then I took a deep breath and came to my senses.  I still have plenty of food (I wasn’t trying [...]

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Watch Fresh The Movie for FREE

January 29, 2012

If you are interested in learning more about eating fresh, local foods I have a deal for you.  Through February 1, 2012 you can watch Fresh The Movie online here for free. Kevin and I watched it last night and it was really good.  It goes along with Food, Inc if you have seen or [...]

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