It is no secret that eating a meatless meal occasionally will save you money on your grocery budget. Â Here is my family’s favorite version of black beans and rice. Black Beans & Rice 1 can whole black beans 1/2 green pepper, chopped 1/2 red pepper, chopped onion to taste, chopped 2 tsp ground cumin 2…
It is hot, HOT, HOT! It is perfect weather for running through a sprinkler. What? Â Don’t have one? Â Well, I’ve got a solution for you! I hope you enjoy this video where I show you how to turn an empty 2 liter pop bottle into a sprinkler. (If you are reading this in your…
Today I’m going to share with you my very first video! Â Recently I read a few blog posts on how to make a necklace out of an old t-shirt. Â Then I saw several t-shirt necklace images on Pinterest and videos on YouTube. Â After trying it out myself, I knew I wanted to share it with…
I have been having so much fun making jam this year. Â I have made way more that my small family will be able to consume in a year! Â So I plan to give some as gifts. Â I might use them for hostess gifts, birthdays or even Christmas. Â (Am I really planning ahead for Christmas already!??!)…
I really love the library. Â Of course it makes frugal sense to check out books instead of buying them, but that isn’t all the library has to offer. Â Here are 10 ways to go beyond books at your library: 1. Summer Reading Programs – Get rewarded for reading this summer! Â Libraries everywhere have summer programs…
Today’s guest post was written by Sharon from Real Life Deals. If you know me, you know I’m extremely frugal. (ok….sometimes even cheap!) I always want my kids to have ‘big’ birthday party memories but I don’t want those memories to cost me big bucks! Here are some ways we keep the cost down while…