Our family has seen some difficult financial times and that is the biggest reason why we live frugally. I never dreamed that I would be able to stay at home with our children and that our family could survive on one income, but we’ve been doing so for over a year now! The adjustments are always difficult at first, but these books on saving money have been an absolute lifesaver for me! Read more »
While it’s always great to save money by cutting back on purchases, sometimes there are products that will save you money in the long term. I talked about my favorite kitchen gadgets that help me save money, but there are also some other household items that are money saving products as well. Read more »
As I was cooking the other night, I started realizing that there are certain things in my kitchen that I couldn’t live without. You know those times when you realize that a certain purchase was a good decision (rather than all those items you regret buying – that’s another story). So, I thought I’d share my favorite items with you and tell you how them save me money. Read more »
I’ve tried making some of my own homemade cleaners and for me personally, it was a matter of trying to save a little money. For others it may be that they want to be more green and do a little less damage to the environment. And yet for others, they may want to protect their families from harmful chemicals. So, just what are the implications of using store bought cleaners vs. natural cleaners? Read more »
Around the beginning of the new year I was thinking about how nice it would be to start stockpiling my coupons again and saving money on shopping. Then I realized that nobody in my family was saving coupons for me anymore and my only option would be to purchase the newspaper every Sunday or get a Sunday only subscription.
I like to choose projects that *look* easy and that’s probably my biggest mistake. After making my own dishwasher detergent and failing, I decided to try to make disinfectant wipes. The kind that you purchase at the store are expensive and I figured this is something that I could definitely use.
Dishwasher detergent was one of the first “make it yourself” projects that I took on. It was very simple to mix, the ingredients were easy to find, and it seemed like something that could save me money since I run my dishwasher every single day. I looked up the recipe on several sites just to see the different variations on it and they were basically all the same. Read more »
Ok, so I thought I was so smart by talking about the foaming hand soap dispenser. Only $7.99 I spouted. Oh the money I thought I was going to save.
The other day while waiting for my husband to finish an appointment, I was walking around Target wasting time. I like to go up and down the aisles just looking at stuff, especially around the home furnishings and organizing sections. I came across something that I thought was neat and best of all, it can be used to save money.
So now that we have learned to control our portion sizes and have quit eating out, we can move on to the next step in our quest to lose weight and save money which is to watch what we drink. Here are some of the things we may be drinking and their downfalls: Read more »
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