frugal living

Savings with Homemade Hummus at $5 Dinners

Raise your hand if you love hummus. Yes, yes, lots of folks out there. Me too! Ok. How many of…
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Yep! Can you believe it? I made homemade wheat thins. What prompted me was not only my addiction to these…
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I used to be able to point to one or two really big things that have made a difference in…
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With a make-your-own souvenir t-shirt you can save money (whatever the cost of souvenir t-shirts are x seven family members)….
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With seven in our household it seems we are always out of something. Especially with the two eldest children constantly…
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I’ve talked about them a lot. Even given them as gifts. But it’s been a while since I shared the…
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I recently discovered a new use for leftover rice. Apparently many folks do this. It was a big duh moment…
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For Sunday lunch we enjoyed this slow cooker rotisserie chicken recipe from Hillbilly Housewife. It’s like one of those you…
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Folks, hummus is awfully expensive ready-made in grocery stores but it is easy to make yourself, inexpensive, and good for…
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Short and sweet. Biscuits and gravy. Simply filling and positively frugal. (Shown above with turkey bacon, fresh peaches and a…
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This past Saturday was another impromptu batch cooking day. Saturday morning I made a double batch of pancakes while we…
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Got cucumbers? Nana did! She was given a whole bunch of cucumbers. And guess what we did? We made homemade…
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Just steam them in the microwave with a little bit of water and a little bit of onion. Or all…
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