Posts from: September 2008

It seems like the last few days have been filled with nothing but terrible financial and economic news. And honestly, I don’t understand all of …

I did several posts on cheap laundry recently, but I forgot to mention two things. I talked about thinking out of the box when it …

Saturday Hibachi Chicken and Shrimp Green Beans Sunday Buttermilk Waffles Monday Roasted Chicken with stuffing and cranberry sauce Green Salad Tuesday Grilled Hamburgers on homemade …

This is actually the piece of furniture that got me started on my painting spree. I picked it up from a freecycler, sight unseen, and …

I actually planned this before I left for vacation. I’ve never done that before, but it’s working out pretty well. When I planned my vacation …

I buy an Ansel Adams calendar every year (after Christmas, of course, when they’re 50% off!) and this past Christmas, as I was getting ready …

Yep, I took one even on vacation! I shopped carefully and tried to eat wisely over the course of the week, but I just made …

One of my readers wrote to me asking for a cheap and green oven cleaning suggestion(the reader doesn’t have a self-cleaning oven). I’ve had a …

Potty Girl has had a bit of a setback in the last day or two. Sigh. While we were on vacation, she was in pull-ups …

I wasted two things this week. In the bag are some beans from my mom’s garden. She has graciously assured me that these do not …

Admittedly, this is more of a green thing than a frugal thing since napkins aren’t terribly expensive. But, they’re not free and so using less …

…is that they don’t have very discriminating palates. They seem to be oblivious to flat soda or stale crackers, they don’t mind eating little bits …

As I mentioned previously, I like to buy bacon when it’s on a buy one, get one free kind of sale. Of course, this is …

My menu this week is a bit boring…my husband is out of town for training, and so I’m not doing anything terribly fancy. Then too, …

Actually, there are two. I am ashamed. (However, is this not a beautiful picture?? I love the light!) (this one, not so much. I waited …