1. I made bread after a science experiment Zoe’s biology teacher assigned a yeast-growing experiment, so after Zoe was done, I used the yeast to make two loaves of bread. Of course, a few teaspoons of yeast doesn’t cost very much, but I felt happy not to throw it away. And I used the loaves […]

1. I got some 35 cent notebooks Zoe needed a few things for some tutorial classes she’s taking, so I got a few bargain items at Office Depot, including $0.35 notebooks. We can always, always use more notebooks. I like these because they don’t have those vinyl or plastic covers; when we’re done with school […]

1. I got a free box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch Mr. FG alerted me to the million-box giveaway General Mills was doing.  Since he likes that cereal (the girls don’t really eat cereal at all), I picked up a box, scanned my receipt, and got the $5.30 credit to my PayPal account within 24 hours. […]

Before we get to the frugal stuff, I want to say that I tried to respond to most of the comments on Monday’s post, but if I missed yours: Thank you so much for your prayers and love and thank you for sharing your stories. You all are the kindest and best group of readers […]

1. I switched our electric service to a lower rate I got a renewal letter, checked the rate, and discovered it wasn’t actually lower than my default company’s rate. I called to inquire and the rep said that rates had fallen since the letter was sent (yay) and the new rate turned out to be […]