Posted in Frugality, Ideas, Life in General on Oct 17th, 2009
I have thought about making homemade laundry detergent for a long time since reading The Complete Tightwad Gazette. My sister renewed my interest a couple months ago when she suggested making her own so I decided to go for it. Here’s the video and I’ll be sure to post a review on how [...]
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Posted in Cooking, Frugality, Life in General on Mar 28th, 2009
Twice a month I embark on a shopping trip that usually involves shopping at at least three supermarkets and picking up all of the items I possibly can to plan out two weeks worth of meals. I didn’t used to do this; My family always kind of decided spur-of-the-moment what to have for dinner, [...]
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Posted in Cooking, Frugality, Ideas, Kids on Sep 28th, 2008
I am one of those people who believes that it is not always necessary to spend an exorbitant amount of money to have a fun, memorable event. I made sure to keep this in mind when it came time to plan my daughter’s fourth birthday bash – a Barbie themed party, complete with the cake, decorations, and balloons. [...]
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