I usually cook with dried beans once a week for dinner and there’s always some in our refrigerator for breakfast burritos, lunches or after school snacking. Why I cook with dried beans is easy: they cost much less than canned beans, they’re better for my family to eat, and I control how they taste and… Continue reading Why I Cook with Dried Beans
Weekly Meal Plan
My plan to share my cinnamon roll recipe before the holidays didn’t quite work out. With recipe testing, not every version is a hit. Sometimes a recipe works - and I remember to write it down and get it photographed - and sometimes it doesn’t turn out quite right. The cinnamon rolls we make every… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Frugal Living Secrets: Reducing FAITH
With the start of the New Year, I'll be sharing ways to save more and spend less while still living richly. Want to know the secret to increasing your savings account, redirecting your resources, and achieving your financial goals that doesn’t involve you getting a second job? It’s simple. It can be done by reducing… Continue reading Frugal Living Secrets: Reducing FAITH
Frugal Living with Coupons
Recently, I received an email from a regular reader about frugal living with coupons and she had several great points and a different perspective so I wanted to share them. This reader felt that I was against coupon usage and wanted to point out the benefits and savings involved with using coupons. Coupons may be… Continue reading Frugal Living with Coupons
Weekly Meal Plan
I tried to get my kids to cook more dinners this week since they didn’t have school while it seemed as if the rest of the country did. (Personally, I like kids in school right up until Christmas day so I can get stuff done before the holidays.) My kids weren’t too keen on the… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
6 Tips for Returning Holiday Gifts
At this time of year, everyone wants to know what to do with gifts they’ve received but don’t need or want. Here are some handy suggestions about what to do with unwanted or not needed holiday gifts. Regardless of which of the 6 tips for returning holiday gifts you choose, a thank you note is… Continue reading 6 Tips for Returning Holiday Gifts
Home Exchange Registration
I love home swapping as a way to see the world and stay for free. Rather than being handed a bill at the end of a vacation, there’s usually a thank you note. That's my kind of vacation! Registering for a home swapping site is your access to a database of potential travel partners. The… Continue reading Home Exchange Registration
Weekly Meal Plan
I rarely have meatballs and this week, had them for 2 different meals. On Friday, my husband and I had a lunchtime date and tried out a new spot called, “24th and Meatballs” where we split a meatball hoagie. The restaurant is in a new strip of micro-restaurants, which are small, little spots to eat.… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Green Living Is Often Grey
Sometimes the environmental cost involved with “green living” isn’t exactly what we expect. When I wrote about using reusable cotton or canvas grocery bags, as opposed to using plastic grocery bags, who knew that, scientifically speaking, the best choice was a reusable bag made of recycled plastic rather than cotton? Green living is often grey… Continue reading Green Living Is Often Grey
Cleaning Products That Do Double Duty
Want to know the cleaning products that I use regularly around my home? You may even have several of these products in your cleaning supply tool belt right now. The best part about these cleaning products? They’re cleaning products that do double-duty. No, they aren’t cleaning services (that’s what kids are for!) but they will… Continue reading Cleaning Products That Do Double Duty
Go Gingham 