Well, lots of reasons. I read her blogs before she started Money Saving Mom so I just followed her.
She’s been a behind the scenes encourager to me for a long time and I just appreciate how sweet she is.
I totally love all the deals and coupons she posts and here’s the purpose of this post.
In [...]

Frugality is a fact of life for us. My family never had much money when I was growing up, but I never really knew it.
My Mom made being frugal fun. We love a good thrift store trip and rummage sales are fun too. We learned to create our own fun and use what we owned.
At [...]

I’ve been enjoying Swagbucks.
Basically what you do is use it to search instead of another search engine.
Remember
1. You don’t get a swagbuck every time you search. It’s completely random.
2. You WILL get swagbucks when you use it–just not every time.
3. Use it every time you search. Don’t forget and use another search engine.
Tips
1. If you’re [...]

I found this list in my recipe file this morning. I had compiled it ages ago and thought it may be helpful to those of us who are trying to trim the budget.
Bread~leftover or stale

1. French toast
2. Bread Crumbs
3. Stuffing
4. Bread Pudding
Dried-out Cake
5. Break into chunks and fold into whipped cream
6. Break into chunks and [...]

James and I have began visiting the Farmers Market on Saturday mornings.
He went once with Grandma and got hooked on the egg rolls made by an oriental family. He asks to get one every Saturday.
Last Saturday, I found this beautiful bouquet for $5. I enjoyed looking at it on my counter this week.

Crystal has a just for fun post up at Money Saving Mom.
What have you made at home?
Here’s my list–remember it’s just for fun. If you haven’t tried to make things at home who cares? I just love the challenge of seeing if I can do it, or if I can save money.
Oh and I didn’t [...]

I was perusing blogs this morning. I saw at The Nesting Place  that she had listed some items on Ebay. Being nosy, I had to peek. I noticed that she had multiple photos in her listing, which costs $$$.
I asked her to email me so I could tell her how to save $ on Ebay [...]

James discovered my Easy Bake oven in the basement and wanted to know what it was.
My Easy Bake is brown and orange. Can you guess what era it was when I got it?
I showed him and he thought it was the coolest thing ever, but he couldn’t use it. Somehow my pans didn’t get saved [...]

I am pretty much a coffee girl. However, last Christmas my son and my sister bought me a pretty Christmas tea pot.
Since then, I’ve begun to drink more tea. James and I have teas sometimes after school. We eat a snack, listen to our composer, and sip tea. I had collected some little cups but [...]

I’ve been knitting a few project here and there.One thing I needed to finish was my brother’s scarf. It was his Christmas present! Oops! (It went out in the mail today!)

I made it from an Eddie Bauer wool sweater that I bought at the thrift store for $1.00.
I found instructions online once to learn how [...]