What I Spent, What We Ate | Next one will be September!
I am definitely ready for some slightly cooler weather, but I’m also a little sad that our summer break is coming to an end. But, …
Our second Ohio trip, in photos
We finally crossed this off of our summer bucket list, just in the nick of time. One of my best friends, Mia, used to live …
Five Frugal Things | eBay, snacks, audiobooks, and frozen pizza!
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How to make homemade grape jelly (from prepared juice)
(This recipe, which I published in 2008, is still making the rounds on Pinterest, but it didn’t have a printable recipe. Such things did not …
DIY 3 Ingredient Strawberry Pancake Syrup
A version of this recipe has been on my blog for several years, but it’s waaay back in the archives. And it was sharing a …
What I Spent, What We Ate |
What I Spent I spent $92 at the grocery store this week, partly because I had a crazy week and I just kept putting off …
5 Tips for Delicious Chicken Breasts
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The Best Chicken Brinerade
I’m working on a post about cooking juicy, flavorful chicken breasts, and before I publish that, I wanted to post my very favorite brinerade for …
this and that | 6 miscellanous things!
I’ve got a collection of randomness for you today, frugal people. 1. The FTC says you should pick credit monitoring from Equifax. Hat tip to …
Five Frugal Things | Vintage fashion modification, for one
1. I modified a vintage top for Sonia. She had a green silk long-sleeved top (kindly given to her) that had a lot of irreparable …
WIS, WWA | I did not blow my budget at Costco. (!)
What I Spent I made it out to Costco, where I spent $45. Then I spent $73 at Aldi plus one other regular grocery store, …
How to make Chicken and Biscuits (a casserole)
When Sonia and Zoe stayed with my parents recently, my mom made a dish from my childhood: chicken and biscuits. It’s basically leftover chicken or …
Zoe’s freshly painted gray bedroom
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Buying new furniture is not a 100% time-saver.
Sonia’s been using an old glass-topped desk since she moved into this bedroom. The desk came from Freecycle originally, and it lived in the office …
FFT | Let’s start the week off on a frugal note!
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