I cut branches from my apple tree for some indoor greenery. These have lasted all week. The vase was one my brother sent to me when Ivory was born (with flowers at the time). It’s sitting on my free piano! We paid to have it moved and tuned only; it was given to us by someone who was…
My vegetarian readers can stop laughing at the title now and be prepared to add lots of awesome comments. For the rest of you, who need to eat on a beans and rice budget, but don’t want to eat beans and rice every night, I hope you’ll enjoy these ideas for having a variety…
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…