Food Storage and Income Tax Returns
It’s the time of year when I start hearing everyone talk about how they are going to spend their income tax return. I gotta say a trip to Cabo …
Category: From Scratch
Make it Do or Do Without.
The final test in frugality for many is the ability to make it do, or do without. When first beginning a frugal lifestyle, people tend to look at how …
Combating Rising Food Costs
Jan 14, 13
Coupons, DIY, From Scratch, Frugal Living, prepping for hard times, Victory Garden
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It never fails. Each time I go grocery shopping I find that prices have gone up. Again. Rising food costs have made it absolutely necessary for me to revamp …
A Brave Hero’s First Day of School
Wednesday was Parker’s first official day of school. Well, kinda. He arrived at 10:30 and left at 11:30. Yup. One entire hour. Considering Parker’s health, I think that’s pretty …
The Great Depression, My Grandparents and Me.
My dad grew up in an orphanage. His dad died when he was young, leaving his mother to raise a family of 4 kids by the money she earned …
Where I come clean and get my act together.
True confession time. Hopefully confessing will be the final nudge I need to get my act back together. I hate dinner. Seriously. Hate. It. Okay. Maybe I just hate …