There are numerous ways to save money, some are big and some are small. Sometimes people will tell me that the things I do really don't save much money, and I agree. I might not save much money, but I am always saving little bits of money. Eventually those pennies do add up. Here are some little things you can do to save your pennies. Reuse foil, ziplocs, and food containers. Much of my ...
Saving Dollars at Dinner
There are many ways to stretch a dollar at dinner time. Usually these meals are the most expensive because many families think they need to eat meat with their meal. One way to make the most of your grocery dollars is to either incorporate meatless meals or to get creative with your meat a few meals a week. Here are a few meatless meal ideas. Spaghetti Fettucini alfredo Bean and cheese ...
Frugal Hair Care
With eight people in our family, the cost of hair cuts quickly adds up. Here are a few tips to save money on hair care for your family. Learn to cut hair. This is probably the most obvious and difficult tip. Learning to cut hair is something people go to school for, it takes practice. It does not take much practice to give a little boy a buzz cut. Since it is summertime now is a great time to ...
DIY Chair Recover
If you are at a thrift store or garage sale and see dining chairs at a reasonable price, buy them! It's amazing how easy it is to makeover a chair. Plus, chairs are actually expensive to purchase new, so any time you can give a chair a makeover it's a WIN! While I was in Florida, I had the opportunity to recover some dining room chairs, passed on to me from my grandfather. I remembered this set ...
Tips to Save on Landscaping + Cheap Mulch Idea
Here are a few tips to save on landscaping this season. Mulch with junk mail. JD over at Get Rich Slowly has an interesting post on using shredded paper to mulch your garden. I love this idea, you are saving money, making better use of all those annoying credit card offers, and recycling. Plant perennials to save money. A perennial is categorized as a plant that lives at least three years. ...
Ways to Save Money Eating Out
No matter what anyone says, it is more expensive to go out to eat. When we were really tightening the budget we never went out. NEVER. In fact I remember one year we went to Pizza Hut, once. No take out, no drive-thru, no delivery, nothing. It wasn't my favorite year, but it allowed us to get out of debt and improve our financial situation. I love going out to eat. In fact, I'd rather go to ...
