Frugal living doesn't mean going without the things you love, quite the contrary. It means spending the money that you have with purpose and intention. … [Read more...]
3 Cheap and Easy Crafts for Kids
If your kids are anything like mine, they love to take part in crafts. Painting, gluing, cutting paper, they love it! But sometimes craft time can get crazy expensive. Especially when the craft isn't kept exactly to the scope of the original project. And let's be honest, kids do love to go a little … [Read more...]
75+ Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Men
I absolutely love this time of year! The leaves have made their annual departure, snow is in the forecast, Thanksgiving is only days away, and my Christmas shopping list is ready for Black Friday. Since I was a kid, my favorite part of Christmas morning has always been the stocking. I like to … [Read more...]
Building a Bountiful Gift Closet on a Budget
Who doesn't love a good celebration? In the U.S and around the world we like to find any reason we can to celebrate. We celebrate engagements, wedding nuptials, anniversaries, arrival of babies, christenings, birthdays, graduations, moving into a new home, retirements, mother's, father's, … [Read more...]
How to Remove a Splinter
Splinterectomy - the surgical removal of a splinter. I know there is no such thing as a splinterectomy, however removing one can sometimes seem like a surgical procedure. You prep for the removal by pulling out the needles and tweezers, then sanitize them, how much closer to surgery can you get … [Read more...]
How to Stretch Ground Beef
This post may contain affiliate links, so please take a moment and read our Disclosure Policy. If you're trying to cut your food budget, one of the ways to save, is on meat. Meat tends to take up the biggest portion of our food budget, so it only makes sense to start there. It would be great … [Read more...]
15 Unusual Dental Floss Uses
Everyone knows what dental floss is used for, but if you're living a frugal lifestyle you know that it does so much more. This thin little string can do some stuff that will make life a little easier. Currently I have over 20 packages of dental floss sitting in my cupboard. A couple of weeks … [Read more...]
24 Uses for Baby Oil
The original use for baby oil was to moisturize babies' delicate skin after bathing. However, over the years our ingenious grandmothers discovered many frugal uses for this common household product. One way that I have used baby oil over the years has been on all of the leather and plastic parts in … [Read more...]