Tag: family
group name: freeandfrugal
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August 31, 2006 06:01 PM EDT --
Last year just before the Christmas season I decide I needed to come up with a plan to pay for Christmas this year. So I put an envelope (the kind you get from the bank) in my . . .
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January 04, 2007 11:22 AM EST --
One of the most often stated New Year's resolution is be more organized. Here's some ideas for the newby organizer or veteran.
Prioritized To-Do Lists are fundamentally important to efficient . . .
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April 01, 2007 01:41 PM EDT --
Here are links for you to click so you can start earning money.
http://www.creationsrewards.net/join.asp?referid=531628 I make around $25/month here. Take surveys click on ads
http://www.netwinner.com/?signupCode=jrbear33 . . .
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July 19, 2007 11:06 AM EDT --
12 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese (4 oz)
1/2 cup Original Bisquick® mix
1/3 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
3/4 cup milk
1/8 teaspoon pepper . . .
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August 23, 2006 02:11 AM EDT --
Check out yahoo groups and see if there is a Freecycle in your area. People post things they need or want and things they want to be rid of. I haven't posted any "needs" but I . . .
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November 18, 2007 10:33 AM EST --
I stumbled across this website when I was browsing for freebies. Perhaps it would be of interest to some of you folks.
http://www.operationhomefront.org/Info/info_troopstuff.shtml . . .
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August 23, 2006 08:55 AM EDT --
In our efforts to save money, some of us are more creative than others. And the methods that some of us consider frugal will strike others as just plain weird.
Although I like to dry my . . .
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October 26, 2006 11:49 AM EDT --
What are your plans for the holidays?? I plan on staying home and making my family a traditional meal after opening gifts. I am hoping that we will have snow because to me there is not many . . .
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January 17, 2007 09:35 AM EST --
NOW ALL THINGS ARE MADE CLEAR
At one time in my life, I thought I had a handle on the meaning of the word "service." "It's the act of doing things for other people."
Then . . .
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January 17, 2007 09:53 AM EST --
Instant Mallet
Cabinetry projects often require a rubber-headed tool so marks don't appear as you tap wood into place. Save toolbox space by converting a hammer into a mallet in seconds. For . . .
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August 06, 2007 09:50 AM EDT --
TODAY'S THRIFTY TIP:
Are you looking for a cheap night out? Concerts in the local park, art displays and picnics are wonderful, cheap 'date' ideas, whether . . .
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August 06, 2007 09:53 AM EDT --
TODAY'S THRIFTY TIP:
Need A Change?
Paint is cheaper than wallpaper. Use paint effects such as sponge painting, rag rolling, and stenciling to . . .
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April 14, 2009 12:58 PM EDT --
First of all, thanks for the encouragement and help.
To the poster who said I should get married-I was married once. It was the worst experience of my life, and one I'm not eager to repeat. Although . . .
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October 27, 2006 10:53 AM EDT --
On Christmas Eve, we also do this grab-bag exchange (in addition to our regular gifts). Everyone brings gifts from the dollar store, wrapped for the exchange.
I have bought tons of gifts/items for . . .
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August 23, 2006 11:26 PM EDT --
Hi! I have been on here for less than a week and have been posting all sorts of stuff. I realized that I never introduced myself!!
My name is Jill and I am happily married. We have two . . .
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December 12, 2006 01:12 PM EST --
Tie Dye a T-Shirt - mix a solution of Kool Aid in a container, tie a rubber band around a section of the t-shirt and soak.
<hr>Preserving a newspaper clipping - large bottle of club soda and 1/2 . . .
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December 12, 2006 01:14 PM EST --
Budweiser beer conditions the hair
Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 min
Mayonnaise will kill lice , it will also condition your hair
Elmers Glue-paint on your face, allow . . .
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December 12, 2006 01:27 PM EST --
Yard Sale Buyers' Blunders
Being an "Early Bird"
If the paper says the sale starts at 7 a.m., don't show up at 6 a.m. and don't drive by the night before in hopes . . .
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January 12, 2007 08:59 AM EST --
I ran across this article in WOMAN'S DAY magazine and it is just too GOOD not to include in my tips.
The first three Money Myths are:
Myth If I just had more money, all of my problems would . . .
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November 06, 2006 01:24 PM EST --
1 cup heavy cream
2 tsp instant espresso powder
3 TBSP powdered sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla
In a medium bowl combine the cream, espresso powder and vanilla. Beat
with an electric mixer while . . .
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