Archive for the 'Living on a Shoe-string' Category

It’s not about the stuff

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Today, I got a catalog in the mail from Hanna Andersson. ‘Tis the season for these little transporters of discontent to begin arriving in my mail box. In the days BI (Before Incarceration), I sometimes ordered things for James from Hanna. I think their jammies are so cute–especially the Christmas long johns. James had a [...]

Frugal Fridays

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Crystal hosts Frugal Fridays. I’ve found some good tips there. Here is mine for today. Picasa is a free downloadable software for photo editing. I has some really nice features. Since I can’t afford the very expensive photo software, I’m more than making do with this one.

Work at home ideas

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

My husband sends me all sorts of resources. He found this site in a book he read. I bookmarked it because it seems to be a good brainstorming list.

Saving money at the grocery store

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

I wrote the other day about getting assistance. I still try to be very smart with my shopping. I rarely buy organic. I do try to buy a lot of whole foods though. Whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, etc. Here is a great tip I learned from someone several years ago. Instead of planning [...]

Notebooking

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

Recently, I purchased an e-book from Cindy Rushton about notebooking. I found a great sale on it awhile ago. Since I am a scrapbooker this is right up my alley. I am really excited about it and my son is enjoying it. So far we have made a music notebook for our music and composer [...]

Frugal Christmas Ideas

Friday, December 15th, 2006

I found some neat links for saving money at Christmas. I’m doing my best this year. I always need ideas though. This article shares creative ways to spend time together this Christmas. Here are some more tips. Not all of them look completely frugal. Debt Proof Living has some more. I searched their tips for [...]