
The winner of the Valentine’s Day giveaway is:
KristenM with the lucky comment number 48.
Thank you to everyone who participated and thanks to Pro Flowers for sponsoring the giveaway!

The winner of the Valentine’s Day giveaway is:
KristenM with the lucky comment number 48.
Thank you to everyone who participated and thanks to Pro Flowers for sponsoring the giveaway!
Sara Tetreault writes and speaks about living well on less with thoughtful spending, smart use of resources, and efficient use of time. Sara loves good food, travel, and cashmere. With home swapping, cooking at home, and buying items second-hand, she hopes to inspire you with her stylishly frugal ways. Sara keeps a home, one husband, two children, and three chickens in her backyard.
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on Monday, February 25th, 2013
“Budgeting and How to Track Expenses“ is Part 1 in this series and this is the second or Part 2. The third in this series is “Budgeting and How to Track Expenses Part 3” is the final. Check out Part 1 first – it’s a great place to start the budget and tracking how much {Budgeting and How to Track Expenses Part 2}
Go Gingham category: budgeting

on Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Here’s what I bought for my family at The Goodwill Outlet Store, otherwise known as “The Bins.” The total is listed at the end of this list but just try to guess how much money I spent… Ice grabbers (a reader said they’re really sugar cube grabbers) Tennyson poetry book 3 handkerchiefs (which I’ll use {The Loot From Our Goodwill Shopping Trip}
Go Gingham category: family life

on Thursday, March 21st, 2013
I have been trying to get rid of our disposable kitchen items over the last few years and it has been a slow and painful process. I’m no longer purchasing paper towels, paper napkins, paper plates and cups – basically anything that gets used once and thrown out or composted. Paper napkins were the last {Cloth Napkins for the Kitchen}
Go Gingham category: home + garden

on Thursday, June 21st, 2012
Taking good care of your clothing means you can wear them for longer. Of course that’s not always good. I’ve been to several meetings recently where the pants I was wearing were older than many of my colleagues in attendance! The pants have been around so long, they’re thankfully back in style. It all comes {How to Make Clothes Last Longer}
Go Gingham category: family life

on Thursday, September 27th, 2012
There have been so many tomatoes turning red on my tomato vines the past couple of weeks, I’ve been roasting tomatoes like crazy. If you’ve always wanted to know how to roast tomatoes, it’s super easy and there’s no blanching, scooping out of seeds or food waste. Once you’ve roasted tomatoes, you can make {How to Roast Tomatoes}
Go Gingham category: in the kitchen

on Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Music lessons for kids is a major financial and time commitment. Piano lessons at our house are a big indulgence in our financial budget. Money to pay for the lessons, time for practicing, and the actual lessons themselves all take effort. Piano lessons mean piano practicing. Our kids spend a lot of time practicing here. {Piano Lessons}
Go Gingham category: indulging
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