Not so Wordless Wednesday – Summer Fun

Happy Wordless Wednesday! Are you just as thrifty in the summer as you are the rest of the year or does having the kids home for a few months have you falling into a convenience food and entertainment rut? I like to spend once and play ten times, so we look for things like zoo [...]

Our New Friend Comes From Thailand to Stay With Us

Have you ever seen the full size Blythe dolls that cost a few hundred dollars? We looked at them, thought they looked fun and then decided there was no way we were spending what amounts to a car payment on a doll! Then, the other day, I was checking auctions on eBay and saw a [...]

10 Little Things that Lead to a Happier, Healthier You

I think the 10 Little Things blog idea from TwitterMoms is a great idea. It is pretty much the way I do everything anyway. The second I think of doing anything major, I start thinking of how to make it less overwhelming by breaking it into milestone projects. Read the whole Bible in a year? [...]

Our Earth Day Project – Rustic Bee Block

Since we’re all focusing on Earth Day, I thought I’d share my bee block with you. I had some wood bees trying to lay eggs in a few holes in my deck that we had to seal up. Since they are such useful little critters and are sort of the American version of the endangered [...]

Emergency Food Supplies on a Budget

I’ve been working on a lens about putting up emergency food supplies on a budget and thought I’d share it with you all. I think I’ve mentioned before that I buy Honeyville  Farms #10 cans from Amazon.com when I have extra grocery money. A few other things I do to make sure I have supplies [...]

Free Vitamin D After Register Rewards at Walgreen’s This Week

I just came back from grabbing my free Vitamin D at Walgreen’s this week. Perfect timing, too, since I ran out on Saturday! To make the deal even better, I had a $1 off any Nature’s Bounty product coupon that the company sent me awhile ago, so I actually made $1 on the deal. There [...]

Wordless Wednesday – If a Deal Doesn’t Fit, Skip It

I learn a lot from chickens. They’re a little silly and impulsive. Watching them get themselves into and out of scrapes gets me thinking about how things they do apply to my life. At this rate, The Chicken Philosophy may be the next book I write. Anyway, Fred the Salmon Favorelle cockerel (Unfortunately! My mom [...]

My Self Sustainable Lifestyle Book and Magazine Picks

If you have been Swagbucking away, you probably have a few Amazon gift cards saved up. If so, and you are interested in finding out more about living a more sustainable lifestyle, here are a few of my favorites. Self Sustainable Lifestyle Magazines Countryside and Small Stock Journal Mother Earth News Grit Hobby Farm Hobby [...]

Keep an Eye Out for Corned Beef and Ham Clearances

I went to Food Lion today and got some really nice deals on meat, including corned beef marked down twice. $6 for one and $7 for the other. They were a bit over half price and don’t even need to be frozen until May 11th, but I popped them right in the freezer. These are [...]

Follow Friday – Frugalistas on Twitter

I thought it would be nice to give a shout out to some of the frugalistas I follow on Twitter. Karen from The Thrifty Mommy tweets about great tips for saving money on @thriftymommy. Today, she gave a heads up about a live chat with Suze Orman that was really fun to attend and gave [...]

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