“It’s just money.”
This is a much-ballyhooed phrase in the personal finance world, largely because people use it to justify all sorts of irresponsible financial behavior. Maxing out …
Strawberry Banana Ice Cream
Just bumping this up from the archives, in case you’ve got some bananas that need to be used up! Back in our teen years, my …
Pardon the changes!
Google is rolling out some new standards that websites need to meet. Which means I needed to change my blog’s theme. It still needs some …
WIS, WWA | A sandwich-full week!
What I Spent $8 at Giant $22 at Aldi $32.50 at Lid $4 at BJs $36 at Chick-Fil-A So, $103 all told. June Grocery Spending Week …
“Could this be an heirloom someday?”
I recently read Garbology, by Edward Humes (Laura Vanderkam recommended it to me), and I thought it was a really, really excellent book. In a …
Thankful Thursday | Do you still want to do these?
The inspiration for Thankful Thursdays came from the pandemic; we were all trying to look for the good in the midst of a very challenging …
I have a second Vitamix (!)
Thanks to Vitamix for sponsoring this post and providing the Vitamix One for review. Long-time readers may remember that I bought a Vitamix 5200 many …
Five Frugal Things | asthma? Time for PBS!
1. We got a free PBS trial Sonia had a rough asthma day last week and had to come home from work because of it. …
7 Questions to Help You Make Decluttering Decisions
I recently got this email from a reader: As a long-time reader/fan, I know that you declutter your home every summer. I wonder if you …
Italian Cheese Twists
This recipe, like the one for Garlic Pull-Apart bread, is not a start-to-finish bread recipe. Instead, it’s a way to fancy-up a pound of regular …
Is homemade pizza cheaper than takeout pizza?
Updated June 2021 Can a homemade pizza beat the $5.55 pepperoni pizza from Little Caesar’s or a $7 frozen pizza? I’m going to bust out …
Frugal (patient) Gardening
Last updated June 2021 I’m not a big gardener, partially because I really hate getting dirt on my fingers, and partially because my parents, who …
WIS, WWA | three nights without me!
What I Spent Let’s see. Except for the Hungry Harvest box, all of this week’s expenditures happened while I was gone in New Hampshire. Yay …
Thankful Thursday | And we have a driver
New here? Thankful Thursday is our weekly opportunity to hunt or the good and to practice being grateful for what we have. Join in the …
Five Frugal Things | from slim pickings
Since I was gone for four days, the frugal pickings in my life are probably a little slim. But let’s see what I can come …