Recently, due to health concerns, I have become vegan. With this, comes the fun of trying to keep fresh veggies and fruit in the house inexpensively ( Read more... )

6 weeks into the "project"  -- successful 4 out of 6 weeks.

So I went over my weekly "target" budget (that is target with a small "t", as in goal...not Target with a capital "T", as in store in which I spend WAY too much money even if I just run in for one item).  My goal has been to keep our grocery bill to $100 or less a week....this week we were ( Read more... )

You know those things that you liked, but now they're ripped/faded/out-of-style? It would be so easy to just toss them and replace them, they don't even cost much money. But what if we didn't live in a society that was so trash friendly? What if like our grandparents, we had to make things last? Well that's exactly what I try to do ( Read more... )

How have you been affected by the current economic situation?
Have any of you managed to feel unaffected thus far?

Sorry I've been MIA, but our scrimping and saving finally got my family to where we had always wanted to go, and we were lost in the awe of it for a while. My husband and I bought our first home in November and moved in last month. For those of you who remember, we are a family of four living off of a single $10 an hour income. We bought our home ( Read more... )

Many thanks to coopers_mom for her tip on making your own frozen burritos. This morning we tried out breakfast burritos and froze them. They were yummy, and cheap, and now my husband has something to grab when he is rushing out the door in the morning - no more stopping at Tim Horton's on the way to work ( Read more... )

Seriously, these are super yummy, super easy, and more importantly more cost effective ( Read more... )

Most people know that buying in bulk is cheaper, but not everyone has the space to store mass quantities, nor the money to afford the initial cost. So here's my tip for the day, get together with a couple of friends and bulk up! If you can find one or two other people to split the cost with, you can get fantastic deals without having to build a ( Read more... )

Super Baby Food - by Ruth Yaron ( Read more... )

Habitat for Humanity Re Stores.

You can get just about EVERYthing you need to fix up your house.

If you don't have homeowners and you need a new window, maybe the deductible is more than the window, maybe you just want to save money and keep junk out of landfills, you don't have to go to Lowe's and spend $200 bucks on a new one, you can go here and ( Read more... )