Welcome to Frugal Photo Friday!  This month I am partnering with Crystal, from MoneySavingMom.com.  Each Friday we are sharing pictures of simple ways that we save money.  This week’s themes are home and decor. When Grace moved into her “big girl room,” I did several things that saved us money. 1) Wall Decals – I bought…
Welcome to Frugal Photo Friday!  This month I am partnering with Crystal, from MoneySavingMom.com.  Each Friday we are sharing pictures of simple ways that we save money.  This week’s themes are food and fun. I love to shop at discount grocery stores.  I love it even more than using coupons. (Shhh!  Don’t tell Crystal!)  The soup…
Welcome to Frugal Photo Friday!  This month I am partnering with Crystal, from MoneySavingMom.com.  Each Friday we are sharing pictures of simple ways that we save money.  This week’s themes are kids and bath & beauty. We visit the library on a regular basis.  We try to take advantage of all the things they have to…
I’m pretty frugal. Â Some of the ways that I save money might be impressive. Â Some ways might be a little extreme, but a lot of the ways I save money seem pretty normal and boring to me. Â Yet shouldn’t those things be celebrated, too? It is time to start celebrating simple savings! Welcome to Frugal…
Confession: I always throw away the heel of my store bought bread. I know that is 100% wasteful and sad since there are many people in this world that would love to eat it. I asked on my Facebook page: Do you eat the heel?  What do you do with it? They shared some fantastic…
We are potty training in my house. I hate it. Enough said, right? Â Well just in case that wasn’t enough for those who have yet to experience the joys of potty training, I have two words for you: poop footprints. Yeah, it is nasty. I have zero advice on methods of potty training. Â I feel…