This post contains affiliate links, which earn revenue for this site at no extra cost to you. See my disclosure policy here. There’s been some slightly troubling news in recent years about the ingredients in regular sunscreen; enough to make me a little nervous about slathering it on our skin at the beach and pool. […]
Chocolate Cookie Bears (or bunnies or pretzels or anything else!)
I’m getting a late start today, so here’s a recipe from my archives. If you have small kids to bake with, you really should give this a try. It’s been a hit with 100% of the kids who have visited my house, not to mention my own kids! Today, I’ve got a kid-friendly chocolate cookie […]
My Un-Riveting Story
This post was originally published in 2009 and has been updated. As I’ve perused the personal finance blogosphere, I’ve noticed that a lot of bloggers used to be pretty bad with money and thus have some amazing come-back stories…things like, “I paid off $60,000 of debt in 8 months.” or, “We paid down 5 credit […]
What I Spent, What We Ate | I skipped Tuesday’s cooking
What I Spent I spent $151 at the grocery store and $25 on my Hungry Harvest box. So, $176 total. June Spending Week 1: $160 Week 2: $176 What We Ate Saturday Mr. FG and I went out to Five Guys for a quick date night. Five Guys is always a great option for staying […]
What I did with yesterday’s Hungry Harvest
This post contains affiliate links, which earn revenue for this site at no extra cost to you. See my disclosure policy here. My Hungry Harvest yesterday was mostly vegetables. In fact, I think the only fruit was a bag of large apricots and some kiwifruit. This is fine, but I (and probably a lot of […]
Five Frugal Things | $20 survey, gas savings, $0.88 flowers, and more
This post contains affiliate links, which earn revenue for this site at no extra cost to you. See my disclosure policy here. 1. I filled out a survey for $20. Remember that TV show I watched so I could complete a paid survey for $200? They sent me a follow-up survey for $20, and it […]
