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Today we’ve got two questions from reader Suzanne! Do you actually have separate accounts for all your expenses (clothing, vacation, electric, etc)? And if so, …

This post contains affiliate links, which help keep the lights on around here at no extra cost to you! What I Spent I got a …

As you know, we bought a used car last year for our kids to learn on/use for commuting to work. It’s a 2007, and the …

Since I was sick last week, I obviously didn’t try a new recipe.   I was barely eating dinner, and it is not at all inspiring …

Kristen, Thanks for blogging!   I have an 8th grader next year that’s been homeschooled except for k-2, and am trying not to mess up his …

This past week hasn’t exactly been a tip-top one as far as frugality goes.   While I was only seriously sick for a day, the food …

This has been a weird week. On Monday, I felt fine, but on Monday night, I came down with a pretty bad case of food …

Welcome, welcome! In my episode with the 2 frugal dudes, I mentioned a number of recipes/posts from my blog, and I thought it might be …

Every summer, I make a list of fun & practical things I want to do before summer “kicks the bucket”. On my Facebook page, I …

-working on my summer bucket list. (ok, well, not right at THIS VERY MOMENT because I took a break to write this post!) -drinking a …

This was one of those weeks where I just did small stops here and there. Which I have the luxury of doing because I don’t …

I saw this pasta primavera dish in my Cook’s Country magazine and thought, ooh, this would be a nice way to use up my last …

When I wrote about how happy I am to see Joshua and Lisey going out into the world and being both kind and hard-working, several …

This post presented because contentment and thankfulness are key parts of frugal living. If you can’t be content with what you have right now, you …

What I Spent Let’s see.   I got a $25 Hungry Harvest box. That’s a big bag of kale up there at the top peeking into …