Frugality

How I Would Improve my $250 Grocery Budget Even More

January 26, 2012

If you haven't yet read my initial post, What I Would Feed my Family on a Monthly Budget of $250, I would suggest going there first, and then coming back to this post.
First, Some Answers to Your Questions
1. No, this isn't how we regularly eat. I did mention that in the other post, but I [...]

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Book Review: The Money Saving Mom’s Budget (5 Copies to Win!)

January 10, 2012

If you want to learn something, one of the best ways is to learn from someone who has actually done it.
Do you want to learn to get your budget under control, cut your expenses drastically, simplify your life, and live both frugally and generously? My dear friend, Crystal Paine, is just the person to ask. Her story speaks for [...]

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11 Ways to Use Stale Bread

November 3, 2011

As 2011 comes to an end, we’re sharing helpful lists to help you save money, stay healthy, get organized, creatively repurpose, frugally gift-give, intentionally celebrate and more in our “11 Things for 2011” series throughout these holiday months.
If there is one thing that I truly disdain, it’s waste in my kitchen. I firmly believe that [...]

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An Experiment: Just How Many Clothes Do Kids Need, Anyways?

August 25, 2011

By many people's standards, I suppose my children don't have that many clothes. I certainly don't spend a lot of money buying clothes, and we sometimes have lean seasons where we run a bit low on boy's shorts or wish we had just a couple more girl's short sleeved shirts.
The closet you see above is [...]

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Dispelling the Myths: Why Cloth Diapering is Truly Easier Than it Seems

July 11, 2011

I've been cloth diapering for over 6 years, but I still sometimes find myself surprised by the strange looks and the mistaken opinions that most people have when the topic arises.
I want to dispel some myths in what will be a short but hopefully clarifying series on cloth diapering.
In my experience I have found that [...]

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Meal Plans from “100 Days of Real Food”

June 24, 2011

Written by Lisa Leake, Guest Writer
At the beginning of last year our eating habits were just like those of any other average family. We thought we were making fairly healthy food choices, although we certainly didn’t mind the occasional fast food meal or bag of chips. Then came a series of events, including an Oprah [...]

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Lessons I’ve Learned In Frugality

May 27, 2011

Written by Beth Corcoran, Contributing Writer
I will be honest with you. When I found out that I needed to write about frugality for my blog post this month, my heart sunk.  You see, frugality is something that I have definitely not mastered, and I feel I have so little to offer in this area.  But, [...]

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Frugality as a Means of Giving (and Meet Keeper of the Home’s New Sponsor Child!)

May 19, 2011

Why do you practice frugality?
It's such a hot topic these days, how to save money and do more with less. We read about it, talk to our friends about it, put great amounts of effort into living it. What's less common, though, is to examine exactly why we do it.
Perhaps it's because money is tight, [...]

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Waste Not, Want Not: Lessons in Frugality for Children

May 13, 2011

Written by Meg Dickey, Contributing Writer
As we seek to train our children well, one of our family's major learning points is to teach our children the art of frugality.  Frugality is making good choices with the resources God has given you - this includes your brain, as I am apt to remind my children. :-)
I [...]

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How to Save Money and Score Big At Garage Sales

May 9, 2011

I love garage sales and our house is full of garage sale finds, bought for a song (sorry, no dance).
Frugality is the topic of the month, and I happen to think that buying used is one of the most important strategies for saving money on a regular basis. Not only that, but you can't get [...]

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