It's tough trying to help people see the value in frugal living. People mostly think of it as deprivation. Or that there's sacrifice involved. We're all trying to improve our station in life and yet it seems contradictory to save. Won't life be better if we've spent more? Trying to live more frugally is not… Continue reading Why Frugal Living Matters
Tag: frugal living
Smart and Simple Back to School
According to The Wall Street Journal, parents can plan to spend around $700 on back to school costs this year. Ouch! To make matters worse, evidently kids are "demanding" cell phones and other electronics from their parents for school. School district budgets are tighter than ever so parents are expected to contribute more supplies. Holy… Continue reading Smart and Simple Back to School
Welcome to Go Gingham’s New Newsletter
Hello there and welcome! We've been hard at work behind the scenes here - and have a "new" email newsletter delivery system. We're working to make the email newsletter process easier for everyone and give you delivery options. Without going into details, in converting to our new feed system, you may receive a duplicate newsletter… Continue reading Welcome to Go Gingham’s New Newsletter
Make Your Own Air Freshener
What ingredients are in your air freshener? Not sure? I wasn't either. If you bought it at the grocery store or even a health food store, chances are you've just bought a lot of chemicals. But, before you can say, "Holy Smelly Bathroom, Batman!" you can make your own air freshener! And, you'll know exactly… Continue reading Make Your Own Air Freshener
Spend Less and Enjoy More
After one of our meetings to review our household spending over the previous months, Brad and I always end the discussion with this burning question, "How can we reduce our spending, but still have fun?" It's good that we're on the same page about our spending - mostly. But we both agree that we want… Continue reading Spend Less and Enjoy More
How to Budget with Sara Tetreault
When most people hear the word “budget” they cringe – I know I do. That’s because when financial experts say to set up a household budget, nobody knows where to begin. Before you can set up a budget, you have to know how much is being spent and on what. If you don’t know how… Continue reading How to Budget with Sara Tetreault
How I plant Tomatoes
My favorite way to spend Mother's Day is planting tomatoes. With fish scraps and egg shells collected and stored in the freezer, these secret ingredients are ready to add when planting my tomatoes. If you follow me on Instagram, you already saw the fish head yesterday. Yuck! The fish scraps came from the grocery store… Continue reading How I plant Tomatoes
Home Organization Project 18
On our way to drop off including plastic recycling. It's impossible to make this photo look cute! Here's how I know this year-long, New Year's resolutions of reducing the amount of stuff in our home (also known as 'decluttering') has really changed us. While driving home yesterday, Brad and I both spied several boxes of… Continue reading Home Organization Project 18
Frugal Living Travel Home Exchange
A reader recently had a few questions about saving on travel and home exchanges. Here they are: When you do a home exchange, do you let them use your car? We always offer to let our guests use our car as part of our home exchange but they do not necessarily always decide to use… Continue reading Frugal Living Travel Home Exchange
Spring Has Sprung!
Yesterday finally felt like spring! I was in need of it! Were you? Does it seem like winter was trying its best to stick around for as long as possible? Here's what's been happening this spring.... Spring: Speaking of spring-like temperatures, we were giddy in Portland yesterday! Neighbors were out, kids were running and playing… Continue reading Spring Has Sprung!
Go Gingham 