Do you have extra debt that you'd like to pay off faster? Are you saving (or wish you could start saving) for a particular item your family needs (a car, a computer, etc.)? Are you just as curious as I am to see how much more you could stretch your regular budget, what you ...

Here's my quick and simple tip for Kitchen Tip Tuesdays, hosted by Tammy's Recipes. I don't use regular white or brown sugar (any processed sugar, for that matter) in my cooking or baking. Instead, I use honey, molasses and sometimes maple syrup. There are a few challenges to doing this (substituting honey for sugar in recipes ...

I often make discipline about me. My frustration, my desire for a particular behavior, my anger, my sense of justice, my convenience, my level of energy. When life feels simple and the day is flowing smoothly, the chores being accomplished, no major crises happening, the baby's not crying, and I feel overflowing with love and tenderness ...

For this week's Frugal Friday post, I just had to show off my latest deal! We needed to grab something from Superstore (for the Americans reading this, it's like Walmart or SuperTarget, but more grocery based), and as I was about to run into the store, I noticed red clearance signs beckoning to me (am ...

It grieves me to read the latest news regarding the antibiotic resistant forms of staph infection that are spreading. This morning I read two articles about concern over staph infections in public school students (read here and here). The primary issue in this current situation is not as much the spread of the infection, but rather ...

This household loves smoothies!!!! My husband's affectionate nickname for me (especially when he wants a smoothie, hmmmmm :) ) is the "Smoothie Queen". Last Christmas I was incredibly blessed (and spoiled!) with a Vita-Mix blender to help support our habit (our daily smoothie habit, that is). I'll try to share some of my favorite ...

This morning, I made out an out-of-character choice of clothing. Despite the fact that it is a typically rainy and gray West Coast day, I looked past my shelf of pants and chose a cute, wool skirt! *gasp* What was I thinking? Well, lately I've been thinking that I need to be more purposeful about ...

I should have said to make pancakes with maple syrup in my kitchen tip post! We've been on a restricted diet the past few weeks, trying to help my husband detox (he had a serious illness this spring and summer, but that's a whole other story), so everyone was so excited this morning when I ...

I don't know about you, but I get excited about finding products that work to keep my family safe and healthy, protect the environment, and don't break my budget! My kitchen tip this week (part of Kitchen Tip Tuesdays, hosted by Tammy's Recipes) is the first of a series on natural household cleaners, and ...

Over at Money Saving Mom, Crystal asked us to write about ways that we make extra side income. In our home, we have chosen to use our experience with the ESL (English as a Second Language) community as a way to bring in some extra money. When we were first married, we spent a year living ...