Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

My grandmother taught me this money saving tip years ago and I now only buy the seconds. One of my kids was not feeling well, so we stuck around our home and hubby and I got a lot of housework done. Seconds are the not-so-pretty apples that the orchard can’t sell at full price. Cooking apples on the stovetop for applesauce.

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Budget Budgeting 2017 Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 16, 2015

I might be completely paranoid, but I was also inspired by the change when I found two cast iron skillets in my basement that my grandmother gave me a few years ago when she was cleaning out her farm house. A well seasoned skillet is stick free. But because they were my grandmother’s skillets I do want to use them.

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Irons Crisco Ovens Grandmother 100

Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 9, 2023

COMANCHE GIRL ON THE MOON Written by Dustin Tahmahkera Co-Commissioned by Native Voices at the Autry and Children’s Theatre Company Comanche Girl on the Moon stars an imaginative but insecure Comanche girl named Petu who discovers her late grandmother Kaku’s secret rocket ship on her family’s allotment in Oklahoma.

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Los Angeles Art Work Girls 100

Saving With Shellie

APRIL 29, 2014

Don’t forget to get Mother’s Day cards for the grandmother’s aunts, sisters and “second moms” in your life, as well as your mother! Mother’s Day is May 11, and graduations are just around the corner. Find more Photo Deals I’ve posted recently and get some fabulous custom gifts and cards!

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Graduation Mother's Grandmother Aunt 51

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

This may well be true in some cases as the implication of using a cocktail of chemicals on your skin is not fully understood. So do your body a favor as well as the environment and try and source natural products. Natural beauty products are not necessarily any more non-allergenic than synthetic. The Economical Option.

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Beauty Health and Beauty Green Plants 201

Saving With Shellie

JULY 12, 2013

These are perfect for teacher gifts, and I love to get these for my grandmothers. I know many people use these coupons at Bed, Bath & Beyond as well as Ulta but I personally have never tried it. There’s a new Yankee Candle coupon available to help you save $20 off a $45 purchase. This coupon expires 8/4.

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Grandmother Frugal Lives Frugal Living Craft 40

Work With What You've Got

AUGUST 13, 2010

I pulled some old photos just so you could see them, because I thought they looked really nice… And I kept the jewelry toned down with this beautiful pendant my Dad designed for my Grandmother and I inherited. My mother and sister have copies as well, so I was glad to inherit this one, because I like the idea of us all having one to wear.

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For the Mommas

JULY 17, 2013

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Frost wants none of it, dreaming instead of a career in art or photography or…well, anything except working in the family’s museum. She knows the items in the glass display cases are fakes because, of course, magic doesn’t really exist. 90+ Tastefully Simple Recipes Volume 1: (Free at time of posting).

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Museum Grandchildren Cheap Grandmother 53

Couponing 101

JUNE 6, 2011

Not because my mother or grandmother taught me how to do it, as a tradition passed down from generation to generation. People would taste the jam and it would transport them back to their childhood summers of helping their grandmother and aunts make jam in the hot steamy kitchen. I loved the stories that people would share with me.

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Canning Homemade Simple Making 94

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 12, 2014

Take for instance, Clara Cannucciari, a 94 year old grandma and great grandma who shot to YouTube fame when her grandson began filming her sharing her experience living through the Great Depression as well as the recipes for the meals she and her family ate during that time.

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Making Film Uncle Grandchildren 167

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 15, 2016

This works especially well for white clothing that has gotten less white over time. Note: I remember my great grandmother having a bucket, and doing the mix for blood stains (ya know, TMI but us girls get that every month lol). This works really well on stains caused by greasy foods, since dish soap is designed to break down oils.

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Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 16, 2014

There is a line of new No Salt Added products including Crushed, as well as the diced and puree. I started my learning how to make some of the traditional recipes from my family, like brisket and sweet and sour meatballs and when they came out as I remembered my grandmother making them I knew cooking was the perfect hobby for me!

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Contest Hobby Cooking Grandmother 69

For the Mommas

OCTOBER 8, 2015

It retains heat well so you can sear meat at higher temperatures and will keep your delicious meals warm for a long time. Cast Iron, like your grandmother used, still ranks as one of the best cooking utensils ever made. This versatile piece of cast-iron cookware allows the preparation of almost any recipe.

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Irons Ovens Grandmother Fryers 40

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

All I had to do was what my grandmother had taught me. watch my video below: When I was growing up, my grandmother would make two-three meals a week and the rest of the week? We eat a well-rounded meal, and most of the food is fresh with the exception of pasta. To budget, not spend on stupid things and save as much as you can.

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Budgeting Budget Food Kids and Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

He has done well in life. One of my great-uncles on my Mother’s side of the family bought enough plots years ago for all of my Grandmother’s side of the family. When Mom died, my brother purchased additional plots adjacent to hers so that family coming after could rest there as well. My spouse is a veteran.

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Military Grandfather Education Los Angeles 162

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

Among well-to-do grandparents and the 2.7 Do the math and you’re talking about $16,200 to $21,600 over a grandchild’s first 18 years. million grandparents who are the primary caregivers for their grandkids, the price tag is higher — maybe as high as 10 times as much, Francese says.

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Grandchildren Grandkids Kids and Family Parenting 220

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 2, 2014

My grandmother was originally from NY and my grandparents took several trips across country throughout the years. There is also fun facts about the fish that are native to AZ (which my out of town guests enjoyed), as well as all the favorite ocean animals. Sea Life Arizona Summer Family Fun.

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

OCTOBER 30, 2015

My first lessons in beauty weren’t from Glamour or Vogue , but rather from my grandmothers, mom and aunts who used their own unique techniques, as well as products I never saw in those magazines.

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Beauty Serum Evolve Grandmother 78

The Bargain Hunter Extraordinaire

MARCH 3, 2010

Well, I wanted to introduce you to my favorite piece of the day. The grandmother sweater! Remember a few posts back when I said how I got some great items at the Clothing Swap Party Brianne hosted. I loved this sweater the very moment I saw it posted on Brianne's blog; and I was so happy when I saw it up for grabs.

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Swap Grandmother Clothes Clothing 45

Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 10, 2012

I remember my grandmother eating them with all kinds of toppings and having them at family gatherings as the base of an appetizer. When hot, add the shrimp balls and cook until well browned. My family has long been a fan of Old London products , Melba Toast and Melba snacks. I still use them today! Season with salt.

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Giveaway Holiday Food Grandmother 84

Nicoles Nickels

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

I now employ the same technique by the way though in 2012 it involves removing the credit cards from my wallet as well! Noah’s grandmother often takes him after school as a reward and it is an easy place to get in and out of on a weeknight, many people don’t realize that!

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Chuck E Cheese Giveaway Rewards Family 111

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 12, 2012

Use them to help you learn about what species and varieties will do well in your yard or in your garden. My Grandmother in the Midwest used to trade plants with her sister in the far west so each could have different varieties. Sometimes free samples arrive with the flower catalogs as well. Now is the time to plan your garden.

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Flowers and Plants Gardening Garden Frugal 185

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Here are some of the strategies I implemented to make housework, well, not exactly enjoyable, but certainly helped me be motivated to do what was needed. I remember thinking, when I first knew my future grandmother-in-law, that I’d never get up some mornings because it was washing day or floor scrubbing day.

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Motivation Cleaning Home and Garden Home Improvement 183

For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

In a time when America was technically well beyond the Civil Rights era, there were those in Turtle’s small Appalachian town who rejected the presence of someone different. But when a mysterious girl from Sri Lanka moved to town in the summer of 1979, Turtle invites her to a secret haven: the Blue Hole.

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Arkansas Grandmother Wisconsin Georgia 55

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 17, 2012

Others have re-learned canning skills our grandmother’s used. An internet search on build root cellar, or a call to your local university extension center will yield many different options as well. In good years our gardens can be bountiful, throwing off much more food than we can consume before it goes bad.

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Advantage Home and Garden Canning Gardening 210

Saving With Shellie

APRIL 24, 2014

You may remember your grandmother mentioning it’s other uses. Well, baking soda is a wonderful chlorine remover. True to it’s name, most of us probably use Baking Soda for baking. Here are a few of my favorite unusual uses for Baking Soda. You might be surprised by some of these! Use instead of of deodorant.

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Nicoles Nickels

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

I am the mother of one daughter and grandmother of one grandson and we all (along with my son-in-law) live together in North Carolina with my 2 sweet dogs and my daughter’s 2 sort-of sweet cats. Then I moved to and lived in New England for most of my adult life, but now have returned to the land of sweet tea and hush puppies.

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North Carolina Crochet Daughter Grandmother 45

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 29, 2012

I guess part of it came naturally as both my mother and grandmother worked in the medical field at the time. Well I studied, wrote the exam and got the job. Well I received another letter from the college. At school during costume parties I would dress up as a doctor and as I got older I started to watch TV series like ER.

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Full Time Work College Kids and Family 213

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I also had a blog several years ago (a little more on that below), but these days I write periodic essays at A Word on Substack as well as short, inspiring (I hope) messages most mornings at Good Notes. I was especially close to my maternal grandmother, though, and any financial education I got came from her.

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Daughter Green And Frugal Money Grandmother 130

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

We have a lot of free parks and nature reserves for hiking, and a wonderful library system that does free Inter Library Loans as well as lots of e-books. My grandpa would shoot squirrels when they needed meat, and they had a big garden and my grandmother baked her own bread. Their motto was, if we have the cash, let’s do it.

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Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 182

Nicoles Nickels

MAY 20, 2013

The first complete beauty line developed by an actress in partnership with a national retailer, Nuance Salma Hayek was inspired by Hayek’s grandmother, a cosmetologist who developed her own homemade beauty remedies. Each product in the line was inspired by Hayek’s own beauty rituals as well as her extensive global travels.

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Lunch Lunches Girls Beauty 61

Couponing 101

MARCH 29, 2014

. $1/2 Stonyfield Cups, Pouches, Smoothies, or $1/1 quart, pint, or multi-pack $1/1 OCHO Organic Candy Bar Freebies Currently free for Kindle (Kindle freebies often last only a day or two): Grandmother’s Natural Medicines. Get Eating Well magazine for $9.71 Another Kindle freebie: 40 Delicious Coconut Flour Recipes.

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Work With What You've Got

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

I got this dresser, which I use for lingerie, as well as my vanity and stool from Craigslist. I've got my earrings and rings on display as well as this ceramic cupcake from Valentines Day a couple years ago and some adorable kittens friends brought me back from a road trip several years ago. It's the nicest, most amazing thing ever.

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Work With What You've Got

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Some was hers, some her mothers, some her grandmothers, even her daughters. She rocked her half as choker, which looked great, but I always feel like chokers are, well, choking me! And then Sunday my friend Mikal brought over a chest full of old costume jewelry that had belonged to various members of her family.

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Jewelry and Watches Grandmother Jewelry Watches 40

Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Little did I realize that doing so was to shift the paradigm of my long held belief that it was my grandmother who was responsible for all of the usual. I do the same with extra tart Kumbucha as well ). as well their health enhancing potential is legendary as is the economical and time - saving benefits of developing the habit.

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Kitchen Food and Drink Mother's Father 40

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 12, 2013

The products represent the fusion of her grandmother’s cosmetology training with her own vision of beauty, shaped by years of travel around the world. If you’re going to go for it you might as well do it up right! The Nuance Salma Hayek collection embodies Salma’s family heritage. I chose a massage and a facial.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 13, 2011

Here in Canada we usually think about saving precious heat from our furnaces, however, in the summer many of us want to cool our homes as well. Monthly cooking appears to be a growing trend, however, think back to when you were young and you likely remember your parents or grandmother cooking far too much food and freezing it for later use.

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Food and Drink Re-use Home Drinks 147