Miss Petrie goes to school in an industrial/transitional area of Albuquerque. It contains lots of businesses and one of the places I frequent near her school is a produce store that gets overstock from major retailers like Target. Last week I scored veggie platters for $1.99 (usually $13!!), a bag of onions for $0.99 and [...]
Miss Petrie and I went to see The Lion King last weekend. It was spectacular! I couldn’t take any pictures during the show, but the costumes, puppetry, and singing were breathtaking. Miss Petrie has been growing like a weed the past few months! I bought her school pants in July, by September they didn’t fit [...]
(Hi Friends. It’s been quite busy here. I miss my blog. I need to write more! I hope you are having a great October.) One of the ways to make plain food more enjoyable is by adding a sauce or condiment. The sauces I make are generally very inexpensive and easy to make. A few [...]
I have been enjoying lots of great blog ideas via Pinterest and found this recipe for simple berry cobbler. Spread the bottom of a baking pan with frozen berries (I had strawberries), put white cake mix on top of that and dribble one can of lemon-lime soda (like Sprite) on top of the dry cake [...]
I really work hard to make choices that use what we have and if we spend money, use that money wisely. Here are some frugal choices I made last week. I bought 40 hamburger patties for 75% off. I made baba ganoush with eggplant from the garden. We began a carpool to get Miss Petrie [...]
I really work hard to make choices that use what we have and if we spend money, use that money wisely. Here are some frugal choices I made last week. I consigned 4 bags of kids clothes earlier this summer and redeemed some of my credit to buy Miss Petrie two dresses for cooler weather. [...]
I have to admit, the past week hasn’t been the most thrifty. We had frozen yogurt at Menchie’s, a date night and made some Amazon purchases. We’re very moderate usually, so I know we will balance out these actions with acts of frugality. We ate from the garden. We enjoyed iced coffee using leftover coffee. [...]
I really work hard to make choices that use what we have and if we spend money, use that money wisely. Here are some frugal choices I made last week. We made all of our meals at home this week. No restaurant food for us! We visited friends at their new house. They made us [...]
Why do I spend so much time trying to save us money? Well, we have other expenses and goals that require our resources. For example, my graduate school tuition is due next month. And we purchased uniforms for Miss Petrie this month. I believe these expenses are worth saving for and will pay us back [...]
Our outdoor loveseat was looking so worn and tired after spending two years outside. The bottom cushion had torn and every time someone sat on it, the tear would spread. I priced out new cushions, but I didn’t want to spend $60 on two cushions. I hit the fabric store and got some clearance indoor/outdoor [...]