One of my favorite ways to save money is by making my own homemade laundry detergent. However there's one thing that kinda Flusters me about it, the Fels-Naptha Soap is always so coarse. I use both of the blades in my food processor, but I can never get it chopped up fine … [Read more...]
Fluster’s #CreativeMuster Linky Party #67
Fluster's #CreativeMuster Linky Party #67 I've been considering using dropcloths for my living room curtains. I've seen a lot of tutorials on how to make them but they all looked so plain. I was afraid that they would look like I just hung dropcloths from the curtain rods. However, Deborah … [Read more...]
Homemade Iced Coffee: Mocha
I've never been much of a hot beverage drinker, but when it comes to a cold drink, especially coffee, I can't get enough. With the weather starting to get warmer, I've been craving Starbucks Iced Mocha Coffee. When we lived in California it was easy to satisfy my iced coffee craving because we had 4 … [Read more...]
Fluster’s #CreativeMuster Linky Party #66
Fluster's #CreativeMuster Linky Party #66 If you are looking for a summer job Earning & Saving with Sarah Fuller has come up with a great list of 6 Places to Find Summer Jobs. I checked out a couple of them and was amazed by how may summer jobs are available. I didn't realize that so … [Read more...]
Cheeseburger Pie
When creating cheap and easy recipes one thing I've learned, the hard way, is to create the meals from foods that my family already loves. It doesn't work out to be a cheap meal if nobody likes it and, it's not that easy when I have to make something else that they do like. Because everyone loves … [Read more...]
Fluster’s #CreativeMuster – Linky Party #65
Fluster's #CreativeMuster - Linky Party #65 The weather has been so unpredictable and cold this year that spring doesn't seem like it's ever going to come. Thank you to everyone who linked up Easter posts at last weeks party it really offered some hope that spring will be here. It may be … [Read more...]
Fluster’s #CreativeMuster – Linky Party #64
Fluster's #CreativeMuster - Linky Party #64 Who doesn't love free stuff? Apparently a lot of you do because The Pin Junkie shared a list of Free Stuff for Bloggers at last weeks party and she received a ton of views. It's amazing how much stuff free stuff is out there for bloggers you just … [Read more...]
Household Tips: 30 Unusual Uses for Baby Powder (WWII Series)
I don't know what exactly triggered the idea to do a WWII post on Baby Powder, but when I sent out the call to family and friends I was pleasantly surprised at how useful this little bottle can be. We were able to come up with a list of 30 Frugal Living Tips from WWII. Who would have thought that a … [Read more...]