Frugal Exercise – Put on Your Walking Shoes

Most of us have walking shoes and if you don’t, these are an area where skimping and buying cheap isn’t always best. You want to make sure that you have a pair of shoes that best support your feet and will last you a decent amount of time without falling apart. Walking is one of [...]

Redo Your Old Stuff With Paint

This small area of my home had been causing me trouble for awhile now. I couldn’t find anything to go up against the couch and the two wooden pieces were hanging by themselves. The area looked bleak and empty. I moved an old antique table from dining room and positioned it behind the desk. I [...]

Mobile Home Remodeling – Living Room

Much like the rest of our house, we have remodeled, re-done, and re-arranged our living room many times in the three years we have been here. The picture to the left shows what we started with, the only room in the house that didn’t have flowered wallboard, but instead some nicotine covered tan stripe on [...]

Frugal Exercise – Getting Fit For Less

You see that treadmill in the picture? The one that’s all folded up and has probably had clothes dry on it before? Actually, its my old treadmill so I know its been used as a clothes dryer before. The best thing about that treadmill? You don’t need it! You can get fit without it! As [...]

Cabbage Roll Skillet without the Roll – Frugal Dinner Recipe

Cabbage rolls are great but sometimes you just don’t feel like rolling that cabbage up! It that’s the case, make this easy open faced cabbage roll! Frugal Tips for Cabbage Rolls Without the Roll Purchase the ingredients on sale when possible. You could also use ground turkey instead of ground beef. This is a pretty [...]

A 2012 New Year’s Day Menu and Well-Wishes

Happy New Year from The Frugal Home! We hope that 2012 is a great year for you and everyone you love! I have decided to start a tradition in our home this year, a tradition that is already in many homes. I will be making black-eyed peas (Hoppin’ John) this year to celebrate the New [...]

Have a Frugal New Year’s Eve

  We used to spend New Year’s Eve at parties with friends, drinking and snacking to our heart’s content. Then we got older and now we’re lucky to make it until midnight! We do still try to celebrate New Year’s Eve and we enjoy that we no longer spend hundreds of dollars on just one [...]

Kale and Sweet Potato Frugal Side Dish

This is a tasty and very healthy side dish recipe that is super easy to throw together. Frugal Tips for Kale and Sweet Potato Side Dish Sweet potatoes are generally a frugal food and I buy up kale whenever I see it go on sale and we just eat a lot of kale that week! [...]

After Christmas Shopping and Sales

You may think you are done with all the shopping but the sales after the holidays can be the best time of year to make purchases! You can save hundreds of dollars just by shopping after the holidays as opposed to before. This is the time to stock up on items you will need for [...]

Turkey Leftovers (A really late Thanksgiving or early Christmas post)

I really wanted to share what I did with my Thanksgiving leftovers right after Thanksgiving but considering tomorrow is Christmas I guess I’m a bit late. Just a bit though! The Frugal Home wishes you a very Happy Holiday and hopes that you enjoy your leftovers as much as you enjoy the main meal! Wishing [...]

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