If you’re planning on gardening this summer, you might find these printables helpful! The Garden Planner 2010 Includes column for the seeds you have to plant, the date you wish to plant them, and the anticipated harvest time frame. The Square Foot Gardening Planner Includes a 4×4 grid to plan your SFG layout. Enough space [...]
Want a sneak peak at what coupons are in this Sunday’s paper? Curious??? I’ve checked and there are some good ones…check out this week’s Sunday Coupon Preview! A Red Plum and a Smart Source coming your way! Now why would I want to know what coupons are in the newspaper ahead of time…you might ask!?! [...]
Yesterday afternoon, just after sharing a few ways to save on diapers, I found out about Diapers.com. And I HAD to share it…while we’re on the subject!!! You can get quite a few brands of diapers, SHIPPED to your door, for less that $5 a box!!! Let me explain. Sign up for an account at [...]
I first had the idea to make this dinner after seeing it on Brandy’s site awhile back. But we can’t do canned soups, so I made it from scratch. Here you go. Ingredients About 1 lb. steak ($2.67) On sale for $2.69/lb. 1 Tbsp oil ($.05) Salt and pepper 3 Tbsp butter or margarine ($.30) [...]
Diapers. Oh diapers. They are expensive…but they don’t have to be. (I don’t use cloth diapers. I explain here.) My goal, as with everything, is to pay as little as possible…and this rings especially true with diapers…as I buy them often. I watch the drugstore circulars and the grocery store circulars to see if there [...]
These didn’t stay on our plates very long! Ingredients 1 cup water 1 Tbsp olive oil ($.10) 1 tsp salt 1 cup whole wheat flour ($.28) 2 cups white flour ($.40) 1 tsp garlic powder ($.05) 1 tsp Italian seasoning ($.05) 1 Tbsp sugar ($.05) 1 package yeast ($.25) 1 cup spaghetti or pizza sauce [...]
Not long ago, Kathy wrote and asked the question “When is Convenience Worth the Money?” Pre-washed Salad vs. Head of Lettuce Make your own Spices vs. Buy Spice Mix Packets When to make from Scratch vs. When to buy Pre-Made You get the idea… What are YOUR thoughts? What convenience foods do you pay a [...]
I made this recipe what seems like EONS ago…but it really wasn’t that long ago! But at the same time, it’s been too long. Y’all know what I mean. These kiddos of mine have turned up the dial on “time”…to warp speed. (It’s all happening too fast…they are growing up way to fast.) Again. I [...]
That’s right. “A buffet of $5 Dinners”… The $5 Dinner Challenge has become an EVENT!!! Dawn from Arlington, TX wrote and shared the following, We had a great time, all the dishes were delicious, and of course, they were all under $5! Seven of us learned that with some minor adjustments, we could adapt some [...]
