I have been reading many posts lately about not sacrificing nutrition in the name of frugality. As I have mentioned before, my family has never eaten better since I undertook the task of bringing our grocery expenses under control. Menu planning and cooking from scratch are the solid foundation on which my savings have been built - NOT on [...]
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My name is Heather and I have been the help meet to my wonderful husband, Len, for 22 years. Our children are Hope (19), Lenny (15), Lily (11), Wren (Born to heaven, 10/02), Mary (Born to heaven, 9/03), Lucy (Born to heaven, Early '04), and Peter (6). Six doggies round out our happy brood. |
Well today is Tuesday so that means it’s “Training Tuesday” at our house. Recently I added a job wheel (I read about it in the Complete Tightwad Gazette book I’ve been reading) to divvy up the dinner meal preparation tasks. As I’ve mentioned before, I have done a good job training my two oldest children [...] Around here, someone under the age of 18 always seems to be breaking a dish. And we had gotten down to an insufficient number despite using Corelle (which are breakable in our home!!!). I personally hate to eat off of plastic dishes. Well I was lamenting to a friend recently about the my dish situation and wondering [...] Today at the library I picked up a copy of The Complete Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn. I periodically take out books on frugality and simple living. I never read these books cover to cover but am happy to glean a few hints/tips to incorporate into my life and budget. Well as I lazily read the [...]
Yesterday Hope and I tackled the dreaded task of cleaning the refrigerator. Needless to say, it was long overdue!!! While we were busy cleaning, Peter decided to help himself to the Hershey’s chocolate syrup. I didn’t get a picture of him in the act but you can see the yummy results!!! Crystal Paine has a new blog called Money Saving Mom. Her post called “Simple Tips for Living on Little” is very insightful and inspiring. Through her course, Supermarket Savings, I have made great strides in reducing my grocery budget. I had a budget of $180 a week to feed our family of six. This sounds like a lot [...] Well our final morning in Wisconsin was certainly eventful. It started at 7 a.m. This was the first morning that everyone adjusted to the time change and of course, it was the one morning I had to wake everyone up!!! LOL My three oldest children and I headed out the door to All Saints Day [...] [...] |
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