October Frugal Families Blog Archives

Soups for the cool weather soul…

I live in the northwest.  We’re in the low 20’s at night right now & in the mid 50’s during the day if we’re lucky.   I find this type of weather PERFECT for a steaming hot, soothing bowl of soup!   Add in some home made bread or rolls and you’ve got a filling and often, […]

It’s going to take more than just some creative frugality to get through this pinch….

We are all feeling the pinch, whether it is at the gas pumps, in the retail shops, or just paying bills at home.  It starts out slowly and then as we are paying the bills we realize the money is just not going quite as far as it used to.  It is going to take […]

How many days could I go without shopping?

The most recent answer is…6.  Hey, for me, that’s doing really good.
Kind of ironic - I blog about shopping, and then start goaling myself not to shop.  How this all came about was a look at my checkbook register - all the debit card useage at grocery stores and Walgreens.  Prior to that, I had […]