I am not a morning person. Ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you that when I first wake up, I stumble around, mumble my words and am generally incoherent for at least the first thirty minutes. It's this reason that I desperately need - and adore - super simple breakfast recipes. One of my ...
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How to Keep Fresh Food From Spoiling
It's probably not a huge secret around here that I absolutely hate waste of any kind, but I abhor food waste. Food waste just seems to be the worst kind of waste to me. It is a waste of food that could feed your family - or someone else's - and it's a waste of the money you spent to purchase it. ...
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Homemade Ricotta Cheese Recipe
Even though we eat gluten free, my family still loves the taste of a good old fashioned lasagna recipe. With gluten free pasta and other ways to substitute for regular pasta, I am always on the look out for a new recipe to try. To me, lasagna isn't lasagna without a great ricotta cheese recipe to go ...
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20 Frugal Living Resources for the Unemployed
Losing your job is one of the most detrimental things that can happen to a family's finances. If you do happen to have money saved, you may be able to buy your family a few weeks or months of shaky ground before things become truly scary for your budget. If you do not have anything saved, things can ...
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10 Tips for Moving on a Tight Budget
Moving on a tight budget can be stressful, but it doesn't have to be. With these 10 tips, you can save money and make your next move a success.
Moving is never easy, but it can be particularly challenging when you're on a tight budget. Between packing, hiring movers, and settling into your new ...
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17 Zero Waste Swaps Anyone Will Love
Not too long ago, I really began looking into how much waste our family put out each week. We had gotten to the point where we were placing two full trash bins by the curb every week and I was paying an extra $7.00 a month just to have the 2nd bin. When I realized just how much money we were ...
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DIY Healing Salve Recipe for Simple Cuts and Burns
These days, something such as a simple cut or burn could quickly become infected if you weren't able to find the right OTC medicine to help with it. Store shelves are often empty right now and even something as simple as Neosporin can be hard to find. The answer to the problem of empty shelves it to ...
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How to Make Homemade Buttermilk
I hate buying buttermilk. I never seem to be able to use it all before it spoils which means that I'm only wasting money and food if I buy it at the store. I am lucky though in that my family switched to raw milk in 2019 which gave me the chance to learn how to make homemade buttermilk. When I make ...
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24 Cheap Pantry Meals that Stretch
Looking back to when I was a kid, I am amazed sometimes that my parents were able to feed me as well as they did. We were well below the poverty line, but I do not remember a time when they took assistance until I was well into my teenage years. I never went hungry though and in fact, we often had ...
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DIY Reusable Menstrual Pads
It wasn't too long ago that my girls and I made the switch to reusable menstrual pads. I know. Not a topic anyone really wants to discuss, right? If you're looking to really save money though, making the switch for the ladies in your home is a great way to do it. However, cloth pads can be ...
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