Archive for Archive for March, 2011
Frugal Rhythms
Dropping my soaked beans into the crockpot and chopping onions to be used when pre-cooking some ground turkey, I realized that I was enjoying the frugal rhythms of my day. While filling the second crockpot with the turkey, and adding the chopped onions to the mix, I was making a few trips outside to water my [...]
Hindrances to Frugality- the Big ‘I’
When I started this ‘hindrances to frugality’ series, I first brainstormed all the issues I could think of that had been obstacles to us in our efforts to live within our means. I’ve been sharing them in the order I came up with them. We’ve had emergencies, laziness, convenience, mixed up priorities, and lack of [...]
Tax Day is Coming
Wondering why Husband was asking Youngest Son to find an old post I had written some time ago on FrugalHacks, I watched the discourse with curiosity. Husband was checking out the post I had written some years ago with helpful tax information. Smiling to myself, I remembered Husband checks this older post out each year [...]
Hindrances to Frugality: Emergencies
Since it’s the day after St. Patrick’s Day, you might be interested in these ten ways to use with leftover corned beef, some of which also include leftover cabbage and potatoes! I’ve been talking about hindrances to frugalities, and we’re up to number 8, which is one of the hardest things to surmount- 8. Emergencies- [...]
All Things Considered
Leafing through the pages of the book I had just purchased as part of a wedding gift, I couldn’t help but wonder if I too might benefit from this approach to bread baking. Slated to be sent to a newly married young couple seeking to be make wise lifestyle choices, this book of healthy artesian [...]
Hindrances to Frugality, 3
Last week’s hindrances. 7. Laziness- sometimes we buy the store bought bread because we are too busy to make our own, or because making bread just doesn’t fit with our family’s priorities or time. Sometimes, it’s because I just don’t ‘feel’ like baking bread. Too lazy to price shop. Too lazy to bake from scratch. [...]
Promised Pictures
Scanning through a few shots of the wedding, I remembered my promise to post a few pictures of the creative decorating ideas friends blessed us with. Remember those orange chairs I had been concerned about? Positioned in the back of the room, they were hardly noticeable after all the tables were decorated. Daughter decided to [...]
Hindrances to Frugality, Two
Last week I mentioned three hindrances to frugality that might act as sand in the gears of the frugal life. Here are three more: 4. Convenience- Sometimes we have to choose convenience over frugalities that take time. My daughter planned on using cloth diapers. But when her baby was born and spent 41 days in [...]
The Frugal Life and Community
Opening the many boxes that covered the floor and table of my dining room, my thoughts went back to Daughter’s beautiful wedding day. Truly it was a “community affair.” The church and reception hall were a testimony to creativity and resourcefulness. Daughter was so blessed. The day before the ceremony, friends from church had gathered [...]
