Being frugal is not just for money. A lesson I have learned over the last year is that being frugal applies to all areas of life except for family and friends. The time you spend with them is priceless and cannot be overspent! However, there is an area that has really come to my attention. My email. I was not being very frugal in the area of my email. The realization of how many emails I received in a day…
Every year, I like to share with you what may have drawn you to this blog of mine, or a post that you might have missed that was wildly popular. These, as do all of my posts, mean a lot to me and I am so happy to share what I have learned with you in 2013. 1. Dehydrating Blueberries 2. Homemade Laundry Detergent Revisited 3. Nourishing Foods For Your Food Storage 4. Frugal Tip Friday 5. Monday Frugal Update…
Updated 2/15/2026 I love prepping lists! I have many printed and filed in a binder for reference. I am motivated by them and find many ideas to get things done. I am sharing a list of ten free preparation tasks today. Some tasks will take only a few minutes, some will take a few hours, and some might take longer. You can do these things with your family or invite your friends over to do these things. The only thing…
With Week 1 and Week 2 down, the planning has begun, the wish lists have been given to you, and you have your lists ready. Right? If you don’t, don’t feel bad! You have plenty of time yet to get going! This week we will be focusing on three things. None of them are very difficult, but all of them need some time to get accomplished. That means getting started now! 1. If any homemade gifts or stocking stuffers need…
(I was a bit busy this week and am a bit behind. Monday’s frugal update will be next Monday! Thanks!) With Week 1’s Planning for Christmas, we got our holiday notebooks and our list of people we wanted to give presents to written in it. This week will be building upon it. First, I want you to write your family traditions in your holiday notebooks. Anything you do for the holidays that your family loves to do, you love to…
I have written before about prepping with little or no money. Prepping with no money takes some creativity, some patience, and some planning. However, I still hear things like: “I wish I could do what you do, but I don’t have the money.” “I don’t have the money for all that stuff!” “I don’t have the time for that and I can’t pay for it so I don’t do it.”Money is nice when prepping, but money can only get you…