I’ve found that when I apply these principles in my kitchen, cooking healthy and filling meals for my family is easy-peasy, and keeping the budget on track is totally attainable.
Read More Save on Groceries Without Skimping on NutritionI never knew my great grandmother. But looking through her commonplace book, I know I would have admired her. And she probably would have been puzzled by, but tolerant of my my wide-eyed enthusiasm for doing things the hard way. I can almost hear her saying ,”For pity’s sake, just use your microwave”! What is […]
Read More My Great-Grandmother’s Commonplace Book
One of my favorite people recently started taking an interest in a more self-reliant lifestyle and has gotten her toes wet in the world of canning and seed saving, which I can only imagine will be addictive and lead her into even deeper waters. What’s next? I’d imagine there will be at least a small […]
Read More New To Doing Things The “Old Fashioned” Way?If you’ve been following Baby On A Budget, you know that we were surprised this spring to find out that we have baby #3 on the way, and that since I quit my “serious” job last fall, we need to keep the baby related expenses to a minimum this time. In the first two parts […]
Read More Baby On A Budget: DiapersWelcome Back for the second installment of my Baby On a Budget Series: Clothing! If you missed the first installment of this series you can find it below. Baby On A Budget: Gear When we left off I had most of the gear I need for the new baby. I had spent $46 dollars, and […]
Read More Baby On A Budget: ClothingSaturday I went on an all day thrifting trip to Seattle with a few friends. Turns out I’m not really up for all day shopping right now. I was achy and TIRED by the end of the day. I was looking for good condition clothes for my older kids, but since I had specific items […]
Read More An All Day Thrifting TripWith the “Lazy Days of Summer” winding down, and school starting soon, I’ve been making an effort to switch myself from “Summer Break” mode to “Full Time Homemaker” mode. Although I’ve technically been keeping house since I first moved in with my husband, I’ve never really been a homemaker. I’m the kind of person who […]
Read More Settling Into a Homemaking RoutineWelcome to the first post in my new series, Baby On A Budget. As many of you know, last fall I left my “serious” job for one that paid a lot less, but allowed me a TON more time with my kiddos. It was great. Then this spring we discovered that we have another sweet […]
Read More Baby On A Budget: GearLooking back over our journey there is one factor that has held us back most. I don’t know. . . I don’t know how. I don’t know if it will work. I don’t know if we’ll like it. Well, I’m here to tell you. If you don’t know how, do a quick internet search, ask […]
Read More You Don’t Have To Be An ExpertSince my article on Straight Talk is consistently in my “top posts” list, I thought it was time for an update. At the time of my previous post we were happy with the cell coverage, and with the price, but we were having issues with making payments, and with reaching customer service. At the time […]
Read More Update On Straight Talk Wireless