Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
This list of thoughtful, but FREE Christmas gift ideas is proof that you don’t need to spend a lot of money on the people you gift to if you use your time, resources, and creativity. Browse the entire list and let us know in the comments which ideas you’re going to give and what free gift ideas you have.
Family Balance Sheet
DECEMBER 3, 2014
There’s outside pressure during Christmas to spend lavishly only to have the recipient not really like the gift or even use it. It is possible to give thoughtful gifts with very little money or even no money at all. We give the gift of a home-cooked meal to my grandparents. Give the gift of lessons. A Homemade Meal.
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Family Balance Sheet
DECEMBER 17, 2014
I treasure my recipe cards that were hand written by my great grandmother. Laundry Service or Use of Your Laundry Room. Offer to do laundry or the use of your laundry room to the person on your list that has to rely on a laundromat. Give an afternoon (or two) of yard work. Errand Services. Offer oil change services.
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
I’ve recently re-started the series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget , because I missed the accountability and I had several readers ask for its return. They’re about 30-40% off regular price, depending on the variety. My grandmother taught me this money saving tip years ago and I now only buy the seconds.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 17, 2012
Others have re-learned canning skills our grandmother’s used. In the past few years, another trend, root cellaring, has re-surfaced. A traditional root cellar is an underground pit or room, typically covered or surrounded by earth used to store food. Benefits of using root cellars.
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
We’re an active family who loves to spend time together outside, but as the days get shorter and the weather gets chillier, we spend much of our free time indoors where gadgets so easily grab out attention. Use the good table cloth–it can always be washed. We rush home and rush back out for the evening activities.
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. I mentioned it to my fiance and he asked me to please cut his hair for him, using the article as a guide! Hello, everyone! Here’s Karen: 1.
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