“The Perception of Plenty”—is my way to keep from over spending on our food budget. I have been pleasantly surprised over the years to find certain foods that stretch much farther than you’d think. Cheese—finely grate your cheese (so it looks like the “fancy” shredded kind). People use less than the regular size grated pieces, […]
Pennywise Christmas for Little Girls
Stop! Before you buy what the stores say is the latest item, watch your little girl at play…an old pillow becomes a doll bed, school is set up with stray pieces of paper and an old white board, and the doll (her student) is dressed in mismatched clothes… Does she really need the most expensive […]
Thrifty Idea: Mascara –More for Less
“Mom, I need mascara again.” It feels like every time I go to the store the list contains “mascara.” I am frugal to the core so it got me thinking. How can we stretch the mascara dollars a little further? My daughters love volumizing mascara. The brush is awesome, but the amount in the container […]