Things to Know About Your Freezer

What you don’t know about your freezer could wind up costing you money. Whether it is through the loss of food or by having to repair or replace your freezer, you may find yourself having to pay much more than you save. Keep your freezer as a positive asset to your home, and you’ll save quite a bit on your food and energy bills. When we moved to our home, we also moved our upright freezer. Through stocking up and freezer cooking, I know that we will always have low cost meals on hand. This is more important than ever … Continue reading

Freezer Cooking: My Freezer Is Too Small

A common complaint about the frugal minded person interested in freezer cooking, often seems to be “My freezer is too small”. And that can be quite a problem if you plan to cook an entire month at one time. However, it can be done, and I will explain that in just a minute. You can do your cooking in mini-sessions instead if you store other items in your freezer (Popsicles, ice cream, sale items). Cooking enough for one week can still be a huge time saver and money saver! In order to save more room in your freezer, whichever method … Continue reading

What Is A Freezer Cooking Mini Session?

This question is asked quite often – What is a freezer cooking mini session? And how do I go about trying it? First, I want to strongly suggest, to anyone who has never tried freezer cooking or once a month cooking (oamc), that they think long and hard about the time and commitment it requires. If that seems like too much time (basically you need 1 full and 1 half day for a full month of cooking), then consider a mini session. A freezer cooking mini session is different things to different people, and I’d like to take a moment … Continue reading

Frugal Living Week In Review April 2nd – April 8th

With three of us in the frugal living blog, you are sure to find some amazing articles each week. If you haven’t had a chance yet, please go over and read our newest blogger’s introduction, My Name is Traci…and I’m a Frugaholic. Traci Anderson just joined the frugal living blog as the third blogger, and we are so excited to have her. I just love her blogs! With the dozens of articles going up each week, it’s going to be easier for me to break it down by author. So, let’s see what the three frugal living bloggers have been … Continue reading