New Use for an Old Dresser

This old dresser is from a set that used to be in my great grandfather’s home (please ignore the mess on my couch and ottoman!). It come with a great cedar full size bed. And by great I mean completely outdated, yet it is a set that is much loved by my family. I used [...]

Flea Market Finds : Wooden Owls

Here’s another one of my flea market finds! I love these owls.  I try to keep them within view of my desk so that I can see them while I’m working. I bought them a few years ago for $8. They are only about four inches tall yet they are one of my favorite pieces [...]

Frugal Exercise : Running a 5K

Cheap exercise may be as close as the nearest trail or sidewalk! While walking or running are a great form of frugal exercise,  you may not always have the incentive to get up and go. Signing up for a 5k was a great way for me to have an excuse and a goal for exercising. [...]

What’s On Sale in January – Grocery Sale Cycle

Grocery sales go in cycles and it can help you figure out the best deals if you keep track of what goes on sale when. I try to stock up when I can and have figured out how to get the most for my money by using the grocery sale cycle. Last June I bought [...]

Frugal Flea Market Find – Trunk

This is one of my all time favorite flea market finds. My mom actually purchased this for me on one of our exhausting jaunts to every flea market we could get to within a nine hour period. I keep this piece at the end of our bed. I was using it to store blankets and [...]

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 [...]

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