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You know I had to do a title in keeping with the five things for this week.   😉 What I Spent I spent  $114 which is …

I took a long, long time to get onto the smartphone wagon.   I don’t regret that at all, and there are occasionally times where I …

A few tidbits to encourage you today…. “Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.” -Socrates I’m iffy on luxury necessarily being artificial poverty, but …

So, we’re back from our little trip to the Midwest! I’d been through Ohio a lot of times as a kid on my way to …

I’m still in Ohio as of the writing of this post, but the girls and I are going to head back home today. We’ve had …

It feels like it’s been a less-than-frugal week, but let’s see what I can come up with! 1. We watched Coco for free on Netflix. …

A little while ago a reader asked me what I do when I hit hard spots in my life,   and I thought for sure I’d …

Sorry for dropping off the face of the planet there for a few days. We headed out spur of the moment for some R&R at …

My site, it was down. Sorry about that yesterday, guys.   Apparently there was an issue with something rebooting and then not starting back up and …

Last week’s freezer food Here’s what I started with last week: Here’s what I did with this batch of food: We ate the applesauce with …

Ugh. I placed an order for chicken breasts back in March, and then another order for shrimp in April. They were due to arrive in …

A reader wrote to me with the following question, and I’d like to throw it out there for you all to answer! You’ve talked about …

I’m working on cleaning out my chest freezer this summer, one basket/compartment at a time so that I don’t get overwhelmed and give up on …

Hey everyone! It was good to unplug for a few days, but I’m glad to be back. How about a Five Frugal Things post to …

In her book about organizing, Marie Kondo relates how even as a small child, she was anxious to keep her family’s home tidy. Clearly, organizing …