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Make Your Own Stuff and Save

If you want a great way to save money, try making your own items instead of purchasing them. From growing your own food and making your own mixes to creating your own laundry detergent and sanitizing wipes, there are so many ways to save. Plus, it is nice knowing that you don’t have to rely on expensive commercial products if you don’t want to do so. Check out this round up of “Make Your Own” articles. Try one recipe or instructions, or try them all! Frugal Food: Make Your Own Granola Bars? Make Your Own Yogurt Make Your Own Fabric … Continue reading →

Make Your Own Pavers

This spring, I think one of my projects is going to be to put in some walking pavers in our backyard. The yard is sloped and can get a bit slippery for the kids, when they walk down to it. Pavers might be a nice way to create a little walk that is practical and attractive at the same time. I started pricing out pavers. They can run from $4 a piece to $10 a piece, depending on the style. Since I think I might need at least ten of them, that expense could really add up. Next, I thought … Continue reading →

Five Unconventional Ways to Save on Everyday Expenses

You use coupons at the grocery store, combine errands to save gas, and watch your spending to save money, but is there anything else that you can do to save on your everyday expenses? Probably. Take a look at the following unconventional ways to save. You just may be able to save hundreds in just a few hours. 1. Cut your property tax. With the economic downturn home values have decreased by thousands of dollars. However, your property tax assessment probably doesn’t reflect this new value, which means that you could be paying taxes on a home value that isn’t … Continue reading →

Save Money on Landscaping

The nice weather may have you looking at your yard with a critical eye. Do you need to make some improvements to your landscape? How can you do this inexpensively? Here are some ideas. Free materials All sorts of free materials can be had if you look around an ask. You can find plants, trees and bulbs through freecycle or through your neighbors. You can even ask your town if you can harvest some volunteer plants and flowers from town woods or fields. Also, check with garden centers at the end of the season. If you have a green thumb, … Continue reading →

Mosaic Tile with Kids

Tile mosaic was our latest craft experiment. The kids really enjoyed making light switches for their room. To start, we lightly sanded plastic light switch covers so that the grout and tile and glass pieces would stick better to the plastic. Next we picked out tile pieces to fit onto the covers. We glued them down with regular white glue. The idea is to get lots of pieces of tile on the cover, but leaving about ¼ of inch of space for the grout later on. That concept was a hard one for my younger children to understand. They wanted … Continue reading →

Things to Do in April

The blue skies have arrived with hopefully very little showers. Outdoors is the place to be as we welcome warmer temperatures and the blessings of spring. Spruce up your home and your outdoor environment this month with some fun projects. Here are things to do in April. Earth Day falls on April 22nd. Take this opportunity to chair your air filters to help your air filtration system run efficiently. Also, promote recycling in your home with labeled recycling bins that are in within easy access to the members of your family. You’ll soon be spending a lot of time outdoors. … Continue reading →

Spring Gardening Tips

If the weather is beginning to warm a bit then you must have thoughts of spring and gardening. There are still plenty of rough winds out there, a couple of good ones tried to blow us off of the playground just yesterday. But, there is plenty to do in March to prepare the garden. As soon as the weather gets mild, the grass will come out of hibernation and start to grow. Now is the time to check over the lawnmower for any repairs that might need to be made. The first spring cut of the lawn should be made … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Week in Review: February 4th Through February 10th

From storing apples and using alternatives to expensive “green bags” to saving money at work, this past week has some very interesting articles. Here is the Frugal Living week in review for February 4th through February 10th. February 4th Do You Need “Green Bags?” Have you seen those new “green bags?” So far, I’ve seen them only on commercials and info-mercials. They are plastic bags that are meant for keeping produce fresh. The bags appear to be made of a lightweight plastic and are tinted green. In the commercial, the smiling lady offers examples of fruits and vegetables that have … Continue reading →

My Frugal Weekend Report: September 29-30, 2007

How are you? Did you have a good weekend? Was it very frugal? Thanks for coming along with me for my journey into trying to save more and spend less, especially on the weekends, when there is a lot of temptation for us to spend money in our family. So how did we do this past weekend? See for yourself. We spent the week really buckling down. In anticipation of having to make a long drive in and out of New York City on Saturday, we saved our gas by not doing any errands or trips during the week, with … Continue reading →