Many people find living cheaply is a challenge but when you are forced into it, it can be daunting. When your stress level seems out of control, do what you would do if money were no option, have a spa day. You can make effective spa products with ingredients that you may have on hand. [...]
My Mom told me that there is an old saying that the “Blacksmith’s horses run barefoot” That’s a cute way of saying that when you make your living doing something, it is generally the last thing you want to do when you get home. Case in point, I have been cleaning house for some lovely [...]
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I thought it was about time I added another of my favorite recipes. This one is a family favorite and very easy to make.
1 or 2 packages of sweet Italian turkey sausage (You can use hot, spicy, regular or chicken sausage)
2 or 3 sweet onions (or yellow onions if you prefer them)
1/4 to 1/2 cup [...]
Whether you have medical insurance or not, being ill is costly. Even if you have access to free medicines and Doctor visits, illness drains your energy both mental and physical. It makes it hard to enjoy your family, your home or your job. Not only that, every bottle of pain killer you buy stresses your [...]
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Have you heard that many of the cleaning products in the grocery store contain toxic ingredients? There are better alternatives but they usually cost more. We have gotten used to the convenience of adding a bottle of cleaning solution to our grocery cart but that doesn’t mean that’s the best or healthiest choice. You can [...]
More and more I am convinced that the same things that are good for our budget are also good for the environment in general. I just finished writing a Squidoo lens called Death by Plastic about the major impact plastic is having on our environment. There is a huge pool of plastic that is twice [...]
I have had different types of gardens over the years. Our current home has a lot of shade so there isn’t much room to garden. The parts of the front yard that do get sun are on a hill so there is nothing easy about putting in a garden. Still, it is time to have [...]
I started this blog to keep myself accountable to help my budget and the world’s ecology by increasing my efforts toward a more frugal lifestyle. It’s not totally foreign to me. My parents raised 6 children on a budget. We all had chores. Dad gardened. Mom sewed and knitted. When we were older, she went [...]
For many people, living as cheaply as possible seems stupid. After all, they didn’t go to school and work all week to live like a welfare case. For others, it’s a matter of necessity, not choice. If you live long enough, you realize that money comes and money goes. Making it the benchmark of who [...]
An on-line friend of mine has written a page that resonates with the type of mindset that you have to develop to overcome major financial hardship. Her name is Patricia and she goes by the name of JewelsofAwe. She says,
” So….one of my intentions for 2009 is to Find my passion
I must say that 2008 [...]
