Archive for May, 2007
Raising our OWN families
This has little to do with being frugal, but has been on my mind so much lately. I notice these days that there are so many parenting “styles” and methods out there. Some are popular enough to have been given names, some are used and remain unnamed. Some methods and some parents claim to have [...]
School’s Out! A frugal activity planned.
School is out for the summer! YAHOO!!! I love the lazy days of summer and really enjoy having the kids home. We need occasional activities away from the house however. Tomorrow’s activity will be both fun AND frugal. As soon as chores are done, (I’d say around 9:30 am) we will load the car and [...]
The Soup Bucket
I can’t say that I thought this idea up. It has been circulating in frugality books and web sites for years but I still think it’s a great idea. Basically you keep an ice cream bucket or Tupperware container in the freezer and add leftover bits and pieces of veggies and meats. This is great [...]
Consignment store shopping adventures
Growing up, I never had any exposure to consignment stores, thrift stores – let’s put it this way, I had never even been to a yardsale until I was in my late-30′s (talk about late bloomer, frugally speaking). Consequently, the idea of buying gently used clothing never occurred to me until relatively recently. And this [...]