Family Balance Sheet
AUGUST 6, 2022
We’ve seen higher grocery and fuel bills lately, so we’re upping our frugal game to help the budget. Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices. I use the pesto as a sauce for hot pasta or pasta salad, pizza topping, and spread it over grilled chicken or fish.
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The season of family, faith, food, and…shopping… collective sigh… The spending part of Christmas can get crazy, so I’ve come up with a list of ideas to find some extra cash for your Christmas spending if you’re coming up short. I use this spreadsheet every year. Donate Plasma. Consider tutoring.
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Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 2, 2022
I roasted them and put them in the freezer for future use. I use them in pasta sauce, soups, and in place of pumpkin in a lot of recipes. They’re not wrong, but when they complain that the house is too cold as they’re wearing a tee shirt and shorts, I kindly ask them to put on some layers. Total $132.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 2, 2011
Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. using what they already have. learning to give by having them donate last years clothing. using what they already have.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
I should have known he was special as he asked for a set of “Time-Life” home repair books when he was in college. Highly rated, easy to use, and it sits gathering dust. Child did not like it, so we don’t use it. If I could spend it without strings, I might just donate it to a food pantry. 😉 10.
The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 22, 2024
Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. Tell us a little about yourself I’m Karen A. For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support).
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Today we’re meeting a Midwestern reader who only occasionally masquerades as Mrs. Potato Head. ? Tell us a little about yourself I’m a married mother of two teenage boys (18 and 16) who grew up in the country near a small town in Iowa. We are both naturally frugal and a bit introverted which makes it easier to save money.
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