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Frugal Ideas

Homemade Baking Mixes

November 24, 2009

Homemade baking mixes are a great way to have the convenience of pre-packaged foods from the grocery store, but without the added cost and all the processing. With homemade baking mixes you are able to customize them to your wants and you are able to add as much nutrition as your heart desires. Homemade baking [...]

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Menu Plan Week of November 22nd-28th

November 22, 2009

**Don’t forget to enter to win an EatSmart Precision Pro Digital Kitchen Scale here** It’s Thanksgiving Week! We’ll be traveling for the better part of the week, so our meals are simple, and hotel friendly. I specifically requested a microwave and a refrigerator in our room so we wouldn’t be forced to eat out or [...]

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Packaging Ideas for Edible Gifts

November 18, 2009

**UPDATED** Winner is announced at the bottom. Welcome to this weeks round of the Holiday Food Fest! This week we’re covering Packaging Ideas for Edible Gifts. I absolutely adore packaging Christmas presents. My husband makes fun of me for all the time I spend on packaging up our gifts. I usually try to give a [...]

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Grind Your Own Cornmeal

November 12, 2009

During the winter months we end up using a fair amount of cornmeal. We love Buttery Homeamde Cornbread served with piping hot soups. Like most families, soups are a plenty when the cold weather hits. Cornmeal is also a must for giggin’ season. My husband makes his own fish breading, and cornmeal is the main [...]

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Shopping Discount Grocers

November 11, 2009

I’ve gotten out of posting my bi-weekly shopping trips basically due to the time involved in getting them posted. This week, however was one I felt was definitely worthy of showing off. A few towns over is a discount grocery store, which is where I also buy my bulk goods. I try to get a [...]

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Freezer Tips

November 4, 2009

I love dedicating a few days out of the month to baking and cooking in order to fill up my freezer. Doing so makes things so much easier for me on a week to week basis. If I have a particularly busy week, I don’t have to worry about finding the time to make our [...]

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Saving Money on Clothes

October 23, 2009

The cool fall air and falling leaves are sure fire signs that winter will soon be here. We will no longer need our flip flop, shorts, or beach towels. Instead, we will need our layers, hats, gloves, scarves, and coats. I’m sure a few extra blankets wouldn’t hurt, either. Bringing all these things out of [...]

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Menu Plan Week of October 18th-24th

October 19, 2009

Last week was our last week of soccer until the spring season. Aaaahhhh. I’ve longed for some nights at home, in my pajamas!! Our weather has already cooled off immensely, and it is hard for me to realize that it is almost November. Christmas is going to sneak up on us. We had another whirlwind [...]

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Making Crockpot Apple Butter

October 9, 2009

I remember eating homemade apple butter as a kid and thinking that it was the best thing. Ever. Let me tell you, it is! I’ve always assumed that making applesauce and apple butter would be a laborous task, that wasn’t really worth the final effort. Part of my 2009 Goals, we wanted to get atleast [...]

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Making Hair Bows

September 29, 2009

If you have a daughter then I’m sure you are aware of the price of those cutesy hair bows. Being a frugal momma, I have a very hard time shelling out upwards of $4 for a hair bow, when I usually do not pay that much for her shirt. This doesn’t mean that I don’t [...]

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