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Frugal Ideas

Saving Money On Meat

April 15, 2010

Meat expenses can really kill a grocery budget.  When we first started analyzing our grocery expenses, meat was our number one expense.  I would be okay living off of salads and fresh fruits and vegetables, but my husband won’t have it.  Instead, we found some ways to still enjoy our meat, without breaking our grocery [...]

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Homemade Stain Remover

March 25, 2010

In a house full of children, a good stain remover is a necessity.  One day while washing a load of my 4 year old’s stained up jeans–I ran out of my beloved commercial stain remover.  I knew that detergent alone was just not going to be enough, so I turned to the next best thing, [...]

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Refried Beans Recipe

March 15, 2010

I get many requests for this recipe, so I finally decided to pay attention to the amounts so I could share it. I’ve been making my own refried beans for a while now, and while we have all really enjoyed them, they were still lacking that special kick.  My friend Lynn mentioned that she uses [...]

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Coffee Bean Candle Holder

March 15, 2010

Back in the day, I was a designer for Home and Garden Party, now known as Celebrating Home.  I absolutely loved it, and their products. One of my favorite decorating ideas of all time came from a fellow designer, who just so happens to be my neighbor. It’s so easy and you probably have almost [...]

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Shopping for Utilities

March 11, 2010

This guest post is from Connie. She is a homeschooling mom of 8 rowdy kids, wife for 25 years to one hunky golf pro, writer of stories, wiper of noses. She blogs regularly at Smockity Frocks. Do you live in a state where you can choose your electric company? (<——Find out by clicking the link.) [...]

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March OAMC Update

March 2, 2010

**Updated to add in pricing** The day is done and so am I!  I was able to complete most of my Once a Month Cooking List, which honestly, is far more than I thought I would get done.  Originally I had planned on doing the Lazy Granola after dinner this evening, but I really have [...]

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Stocking the Freezer with OAMC

March 1, 2010

For many months now I’ve wanted to try my hand at a full on Once a Month Cooking Day (OAMC).  I really like the convenience of having ready made meals in the freezer for busy nights, mornings or even lunches. Trisha, over at Once a Month Mom, is celebrating her one year blogiversary and to celebrate she [...]

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Cheap Diapers Delivered to Your Door!

February 16, 2010

I am ever so thankful that I’ve not had to buy diapers in almost 2 ½ years. It’s definitely given my budget a bit of a break.   Now that we are expecting our 4th child, that will obviously be changing.  But, it’s going to be a bit different this time around.  My husband and [...]

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Boredom Buster

January 27, 2010

A few months back we decided to cut some of our costs, and cancel our satelitte dish. At first it was a bit of an adjustment for the kids, but they’ve not looked back. After noticing how easy of a transition it was, we’ve slowly cut almost all of our television viewing out. Instead of [...]

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Packing Food For Long Trips

December 2, 2009

I apologize for disappearing the last few days. We went out of state for Thanksgiving, and I’m still playing catch up. We’ve been out of state a few times before, for days in a row. However, this was the first trip that I packed all our food and planned all the meals before hand. At [...]

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