Stockpiling, or buying more of an item than you immediately need because it’s heavily discounted or at a great price point, is essential if you really want to slash your monthly grocery budget. Back in the heyday of couponing, we could get so many pantry and drugstore staples for super cheap (or even free), which is where a lot of us "learned" to stockpile. While the couponing crazy has died WAY down and the deals just aren't as prolific anymore, there are still ways to stockpile without blowing your grocery budget. For some, it’s financially difficult to begin the stockpiling process as there may be little room in the budget to devote to Keep Reading
How to Spring Clean on a Budget
How to Spring Clean Your Home on a Budget I don't know about you, but the first major hint of sunshine I see, I'm itching to open the windows and get my life feeling fresh again. This often means "spring cleaning" or also known as "Cleaning All The Things I've Neglected Over The Winter". But also, I'm the type of person who likes to go buy fancy new cleaning cloths, good-smelling cleaners and organizational baskets. Often just to look like I'm busy "preparing" to clean, but I'm really just putting off the cleaning. Or I say to myself that new fancy cleaning supplies are expensive so I probably should just NOT do any spring cleaning because I'm Keep Reading
How to Make Homemade Chicken Stock
Homemade Chicken Stock Making homemade chicken stock is a super simple, versatile skill to have in your kitchen tool belt. In fact, if I had to pick just one frugal habit that consistently saves a significant amount of grocery money, while delivering a superior product, making homemade chicken stock would be it. If you are on a tight budget, trying to figure out how to cut back on expenses, food is a tough category. Your family is probably kind of attached to the whole 3-meals-a-day routine and beans & rice only get you so far. To make those grocery dollars stretch as far as possible, try this: At the beginning of the week, roast 2 chickens Keep Reading
Amazing No-Knead Bread: Step-by-step recipe
No-Knead Bread Recipe If you have been hanging out around Frugal Living NW for awhile, you know that I am a big believer in making food from scratch at home. With a few exceptions, I prefer creating something in my own kitchen to buying it in the grocery store. Bread can be tricky, though. There is some stiff competition out there, and it is tough to replicate a commercial oven's heat and steam in a normal home kitchen. For the last several years, I thought that Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes was the best thing since, well, sliced bread. It was simple, and we were content with the results. That is, until last summer when our neighbor brought over a Keep Reading
Book Review: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
I was totally skeptical of the title and hype behind the book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo (Amazon). But I've got to say... it lives up to its name. This book has inspired me to look at my home and possessions in a whole new light. I am neat by nature and have read dozens of articles on organizing and decluttering, but this book hits it from a much more radical perspective. Prepare to get rid of tons of stuff. The basic premise is to break down all of the items in your home by category, handle each object, and decide whether or not it sparks joy in you. If it does, you create a Keep Reading
How to Spring Clean your Car
How to Clean Your Car at Home I don't know about you, but the first major hint of sunshine I see, I'm itching to open the windows and get my life feeling fresh again. This often means "spring cleaning" or also known as "Cleaning All The Things I've Neglected Over The Winter". But this doesn't just have to be limited to the house! Most of us spend a LOT of time in our cars, driving kids to and from school, driving to and from work, to the store, on road trips or vacations. Even if the sun hasn't chased away the cold weather where you live, "spring cleaning" your car can make you feel like you've got a fresh start. Here are a few tips for cleaning Keep Reading
7 simple ways to reduce sugar in your diet
If you're anything like me, you are inspired this time of year -- to eat healthier, plant a garden, cook more from scratch, or maybe just cook at all. Going from Mac & Cheese for dinner (or pizza delivery) to homemade quinoa patties isn't a transition that happens overnight though, especially if you've never heard of quinoa before. Dietary changes can take some time to put into practice, what some might call a "journey." I thought I'd share the small, easy changes I've made over the last few years to help my family eat healthier and cut back on sugar (especially high fructose corn syrup). Here's a few simple ways we've cut back on sugar without Keep Reading
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