Published in November 11th, 2008
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I’ve been saving up some “Fun Money” for myself for a while now. This usually consists of blog income, advertising income, etc that I split 50/50 - half for myself and half to send to credit cards. I was able [...]
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Published in October 24th, 2008
First of all, I’ve totally been slacking on the Friday Roundup front…seems like the week flies by and I have a list of great links and then Friday comes and goes and I forget to post ‘em. I’m so bad…but I HAVE been good at commenting on the sites I read, so that’s something at [...]
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Published in September 7th, 2008
Looking for an inexpensive and delicious meal that takes less than 30 minutes? I made this last week and found it to be rather tasty and a nice spin on a typical “Hamburger Helper” meal. (I found it while perusing recipes on Betty Crocker’s website.)
Enjoy!
Ingredients
1 pound bulk pork sausage or hamburger
1 package Hamburger Helper chili macaroni
3 1/2 cups [...]
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Published in August 31st, 2008
I’ve never attempted to make any type of oriental or chinese dishes at home, although hubby and I both LOVE this type of food. But I found a recipe for sweet and sour pork with rice that sounded super easy. It turned out amazing! I was so happy, and I will definitely be making it [...]
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Published in August 6th, 2008
As we were sitting around the apartment this afternoon, not doing much of anything on my husband’s day off…I suddenly remembered we had a $50 gift card to “On the Border“, a great Mexican restaurant. So we got showered and dressed up and headed on our way.
We both got drinks (margarita for me, Bud Light [...]
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Published in August 2nd, 2008
I recently came to the conclusion that I needed a bread machine. Ok, so I didn’t need it (I know the difference between needs and wants) but I really wanted one. Ever since reading through some of the ebooks that I purchased (tons of great stuff, people! Plus I like that I helped [...]
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Published in July 28th, 2008
I went up to one of our local farmer’s markets today for the first time and got a few pounds of potatoes, 2 green peppers, and 2 banana peppers for just over $5. On my way home I stopped at a roadside stand near my apartment and bought 6 tomatoes and a zucchini for $3.50. [...]
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Published in July 17th, 2008
One concern of many people living frugally is still being able to eat healthy.
I try to buy healthy food while still staying in a budget. Sometimes this means frozen fruits and veggies rather than fresh, depending on the cost. I like to cook, so I’m able to control the ingredients that go into my dishes [...]
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Published in July 13th, 2008
I’m seriously hooked on this canning thing. I think I found a new hobby. I’m so hooked that we made another 12 jars of pickles tonight (yes…12…putting us at 18 total) and 2 jars of strawberry jam (to test out the recipe). I’m really excited and can’t wait to taste the pickles! [...]
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Published in July 11th, 2008
Made some yummy looking freezer jam and some dill pickles today! Can’t wait to try them! The jam I will be putting into the freezer tomorrow (has to sit at room temp for 24 hours) and the pickles will be ready to eat in 1 week. Relatively low cost if you’re [...]
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