I’ve gotten lots of questions in the new year about my grocery budget, so I thought I’d answer them here in a post, rather than emailing/responding to everyone’s comments. Less work for me, and then everyone can benefit! How many people are you feeding? I’m currently feeding five people (two adults in their 40s, and […]
Tuesday Tip | Try Facebook Marketplace
This one deserves a hat tip to multiple people who told me to try this, so I’m really just passing it along. I’m not a Facebook fangirl, but I have to say, I’m pretty impressed with my experiences selling things on the marketplace there. Among other things, I’ve sold Joshua’s loft bed, a number of […]
Five Frugal Things | My jeans broke. Again.
Happy Monday, friends! 1. I mended my bench cushion. We bought a table and chair set from Crate and Barrel some years ago and while the furniture is fine, the pads are less impressive. The bench cushion especially has been problematic, in that it shrinks when you wash it. I asked them for a new […]
What I Spent, What We Ate | $216
What I Spent I started out with a $25 Hungry Harvest box. (Get $5 off your first Hungry Harvest order when you sign up through this referral link!) Then I spent $45.89 at Costco. And I spent $118 at Aldi. Finally, I spent $5.89 on toothpaste at Target, and $22 at a regular grocery store. […]
Are you ready to see this?
LOOK. My freezer is actually empty! Clean! Defrosted! And I’m just about ready to plug it back in. After working through nearly everything from my last freezer post, I put the few remaining items in my kitchen freezer. Then I unplugged the chest freezer and let it sit for a day or two so that […]
Tuesday Tip | Revive dry mascara with saline (plus: a tip that doesn’t work!)
You know how you’re supposed to throw mascara away every three months? Well, Lisey and I had a couple of tubes that were getting dry and clumpy before they even made it to the three month mark. Digusted, Lisey took to the interwebs to find a good DIY for fixing the problem. The first fix […]
