The not everyday things I did this week to save some money and enjoy life! I decorated our kitchen table with a bowl of pears from our garden. Since pears ripen best off the tree, they last a few days as a display before they needed to be eaten. Pears are starting to ripen this…
I’ve had a lot of questions about the Subway Art Style bookmarks that I made for my children for Christmas. I made mine in Photoshop, but you can easily make them in Word. If you want more fonts than you currently have, do a search for free fonts, and download some new fonts that…
I’ll be speaking later this month (here in Las Vegas) on Eating for .40 a Day. If you’re interested, I’d love to see you there! This event is free to attend. Tuesday, August 21st, 7:00 pm Goldcrest Ward Relief Society Meeting The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 3350 Alexander, North Las Vegas (at the corner…
I made a dress for my daughter with fabric from my grandmother’s stash, so my only cost was buttons and thread. Total cost: $0.45! I picked tomatoes and peppers at a friend’s house. I said yes to free hot dog and hamburger buns that someone offered me. Her family had just had a reunion, and no…
I often get asked how I can afford to sew. If you need fabric and have a bit of money, today is your lucky day. This weekend Joann’s Fabrics is having their annual Founder’s Day sale (today and tomorrow; it started yesterday). I find the best deals at Joann’s shorter weekend sales. This weekend has…
The cheapest travel, and you get to sleep in your own bed at night. . . . Here’s what I’ve been reading lately: Ancient Rome: Detectives in Togas Don’t let the modern cover fool you. This book was originally published in 1956 and has been translated into several languages. I enjoyed this one so much….
Sam’s Club is having a free entrance this weekend from August 3rd through August 5th. I have saved a lot of money buying in bulk from Sam’s Club. Check out my website for my shopping list for the best prices at Sam’s Club.
We celebrated my son’s birthday last week. I made him a blueberry pie (his request) using some cans of blueberry pie filling a friend picked up when Fresh N Easy closed down near us (She called me to ask if the prices were good prices, and then on her way home she dropped off some…
I cut and dried sage from our garden. I picked tomatoes from our garden, and we ate some all week long. I picked our first (and so far only) cucumber! I hand pollinated the 1 female cucumber and 2 female zucchini in the garden this week. It is too hot for the bees to…
On Sunday, July 1st, we blessed our baby at church. In our church, babies are usually blessed on the first Sunday of the month, when we have fast and testimony meeting. Members of the congregation fast (go without food or drink) for 2 meals, and give the money that they would have spent on those meals…
I harvested peaches from my Early Elberta tree and canned 7 quarts. I harvested grapes from my vines and canned 5 quarts of grape juice. I picked basil, tomatoes, zucchini, Swiss chard (silverbeet) and oregano from the garden. We enjoyed peaches and grapes from the garden and a variety of breads for breakfast all week. I cut…
Not a ring. A coupon. Really. (And you thought I was frugal!) I had no idea it was coming. We had been dating for 4 months. It was my birthday and he asked what I wanted. There wasn’t really anything I wanted, so I said, “I just want you.” He took that to heart. He took…