How many packages do you get? What do you do with all the packing materials that come with those packages? I hope you don’t throw it away! I ship a lot of items from selling on Amazon and eBay. I am constantly looking for ways to reduce my costs without giving the appearance of being cheap on the packaging materials. One of those ways is to reuse the packaging materials from my online purchases. Unless the shipper has used a…
I am going to start something new this year with this blog. I would like to give each day its own meaning and theme. I will keep the Monday Frugal Update and Whatnot, but every Friday, I am going to post a frugal tip for everyone and hopefully keep them a bit unique! This week’s tip came to me while in the shower! Great ideas can happen when I am trying to be clean. I am sure we are not…
I apologize for today’s post; there might be some thought loss due to the big football game! I love football! I just wish Notre Dame would start playing well! *smile* This post has been neglected since before Christmas because if I had posted, I would have ruined a lot of Christmas presents! I also tried hard to save money and use what we had, but that didn’t happen entirely. I have figured out that we also need to start Christmas…
Updated 8/14/2025 In our quest to become healthier, be frugal, and self-sufficient, we have been making our chicken stock from scratch. It’s an easy way to stock your shelves with a cooking liquid. I have been using my homemade variety for a little over a year now and I love it! I can my chicken stock and sometimes I will freeze it, but I like canning it the best. No unthawing! Chicken Stock The ingredients are very loosely based. It…