No Convenience Foods For A Week - Frugal Challenge (1)
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It’s time for another frugal challenge that will help us spent less and keep more of our hard earned money. This week’s challenge is about convenience foods. This could be anything from the bag of burgers and fries that you pick up on your way home to the mixes, frozen foods etc. Can you make it without frozen pizza and fancy coffee mix to tortillas and such. Yes, convenience foods are well… convenient and they ...
Make A Sock Monkey - Frugal Fun Friday (1)
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Since we’ve been talking about frugal gift ideas lately, I thought I’d share another favorite of mine - the sock monkey. It makes a wonderful gift for a young child and has been around for quite some time. Let’s take a quick look at the history of this famous stuffed animal and then I’ll show you how easy it is to put one together. John Nelson, a Swedish immigrant, manufactured the first socks in 1890 ...
Frugal Gift Ideas For Christmas (1)
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As we are getting closer and closer to Christmas, I’ve been getting quite a few emails from folks who are looking for some inexpensive or frugal gift ideas. This year is tough financially for many of us and I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and crafting and cooking to come up with some fun and interesting gifts for everyone in our family. I thought I’d share some of my own ideas and then invite ...
Don’t Buy Your Bread, Make Your Own - Frugal Challenge (1)
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Another week, another frugal challenge… Since the weather is turning cooler, I thought now would be a great time to get into a little more baking. So this week’s challenge is to not buy any bread at the store. Instead we’re going to make our own. If you’ve never made bread before, try this easy beginner’s bread recipe. Or take a look at some of the other bread recipes here. You’ll find anything from recipes ...
