Archive for Archive for February, 2008
Flexibility
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Two weeks ago my family was in Denver for a wedding (and we’ve been sick ever since). It was a lovely wedding, and I thought I’d share a couple of ideas the family used to save money.
The first- and foremost- [...]
Showcase: Laura Williams’ Musings
Laura is a Christian Homeschooling Mom of Seven. She enjoys reading, scrapbooking, cooking, garden, as well as many other avenues of interest. She also enjoys keeping her readers updated on contests, drawings and other ways to get more for less. Laura blogs at Laura Williams’ Musings.
Tell me a little about yourself: [...]
Out of the Box Birthdays
We have a birthday today. Birthday Child saw the start of this post and said, “Oh Mom! You’re not going to blog all about my birthday are you?” and sighed. Well, no. But I did want to talk about frugal birthdays.
Because we save a lot of money by not giving gifts on all the “appropriate” holidays, we have [...]
Spring Cleaning & Organizational Hurdles
Here it is… Another year has gone by and we are back to the spring cleaning business again. A little known fact is that spring cleaning used to be a true necessity in homes because of how homes were heated. Literally, spring cleaning began because of the soot that was created from the candles and [...]
Cheerful Frugality Splits Hairs
I had one of those sweet moments of frugal kinship last week. Kim C. had just confessed that she buys 30 pounds of bananas every week. 30 pounds!?!
I tried to get her secret. Anyone who buys 30 pounds of something on a weekly basis probably has some tightwad tricks up her sleeve.
“The best price I’ve found is at Dollar General, 37-cents/lb,” I [...]
A roundup of roundups
Do you post a weekly roundup of your favorite frugal links? I love perusing these lists - it’s the best of the best, the cream of the crop, already filtered and sifted to help us make the most of our time. Using time wisely is thrifty too!
Deb at Simply Thrifty posts a list [...]
Showcase: Freebies 4 Mom
Heather blogs at Freebies 4 Mom, where she specializes in helping moms find - what else? - freebies!
Tell me a little about yourself: who are you?
I’m a stay-at-home mom to two toddler-aged boys. Before becoming a mom, I worked as a civil engineer. The engineer in me has made me a [...]
