Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 6, 2016

This post and giveaway are sponsored by GIANT Food Stores. In an effort over the years to save money at the grocery store and reduce our waste, I’ve found reusable alternatives to many paper products that we were using. Use reusable containers with lids rather than plastic wrap and aluminum foil to store leftovers.

Saving Money 100

Saving Money Gift Cards Money Giveaway 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2014

Fashion changes and new or nearly new clothing gets sold at sales or donated to charity. Here is a short list of some of my favorite finds at garage, estate and thrift store sales. Glass leftover containers 3 for $.75. I don’t like to use plastic bags or throwaway containers for my leftovers – glass seems much cleaner.

Buy 178

Buy Buying Garage Sale Garage 178

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

We also love travel and plan on doing much more of that when we retire. One neighbor took out wooden shelving and put it on the curb and it now is used in our basement to store canned goods. I wash out the condiment containers and use them to store the dry ingredients for my smoothies. What’s your best frugal win?

Iowa 172

Iowa Friends And Family Sale Boys Son 172

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

We also like to have enough means to travel and visit family and friends, so being frugal in some areas helps us be generous in others. I have a rule now that if I want to buy a book, I need to donate one. Easiest part of being frugal: Not buying things like junk food at the grocery store. What’s your best frugal win?

Rent 187

Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 187

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Vanilla cupcakes I stored all my equipment in a dishpan in my dorm room. Oreo Spiderweb cake There, I’d make everything from homemade bread to Steak Diane (seriously – my mom came to visit one time and bought $100 worth of beef tenderloin so I’d have leftovers – at the time, that was like 5lb of tenderloin!

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 197