Does homemade yogurt produce less trash?
This is a small thing I’ve wondered about for years, but never figured out! So, I know quarts of homemade yogurt are definitely less trash-producing …
Q&A | Frugality with a houseful of little kids
I assume that the way things get done and the amount of time you have to spend on things change as your family grows and …
What I Spent, What We Ate | I can’t think of an interesting title.
I just gave up on that whole title thing, so let’s get to it! What I Spent As I mentioned yesterday, I made two trips …
Five Frugal Things
1. I mended a towel. Promptly, too, so I give myself two gold stars. When I took my bathroom’s hand towel out of the dryer …
A little pocket door patch
(I apologize for the terrible lighting in these photos. My pocket door lives in a spot where there is NEVER any natural light.) A while …
Dutch Oven Recommendations
Amazon links are affiliate links. Which Dutch Oven do you use? Do you have a recommendation on what I should be looking for? Which recipes …
What I Spent, What We Ate | Aldi, and a little more Aldi
Amazon links are affiliate links. First up, congrats to Betsy Butters, the winner of the Tomons desk lamp. Amazingly enough, random.org picked the very last …
Five Frugal Things | Also: THE CUBS WON.
Sorry to have gone MIA yesterday! I’ve been watching the World Series games with Mr. FG (cheering on his Cubs), so I’ve been up a …
A Tuesday Giveaway | Enter to win a wood + metal desk lamp!
Amazon links are affiliate links. Recently, a company called Tomons emailed to see if I would do a giveaway for them. Among other things, they …
Oh hey, here are our pumpkins!
Amazon links are affiliate links. From left to right, Joshua’s is the Skyrim logo, Sonia’s is Majora’s mask from Zelda, Lisey’s is going to be …
What I Spent, What We Ate | + a 10-month spending roundup
What I Spent Last Friday, I made an unpictured $69 shopping trip. It was a produce box week: And lastly, I bought $90.13 of groceries: …
Manager Hat + Worker Bee Hat = Productivity
A few years ago, I was listening to a Brilliant Business Moms podcast, and Kat Lee was talking about how as she runs her business, …
Small Stuff
I’m back to just four kids. My little visitors went home yesterday afternoon, so now I’m back to having just my four. So, today is …
A small money-saving tip for Audible.com
Amazon links are affiliate links. See disclosure here. Recently, I posted that I was doing a one-month free trial of Audible so that I could …
I’ll be back tomorrow.
One of my best friends went into labor last night, so I got up in the wee hours of the morning to pick up her …