Yard Sale Bargains!
September 29, 2024On Saturday morning, I was working away on my bathroom makeover while Grampy ran to WalMart to pick up our weekly grocery order. When he returned, he said, “They’re having that big yard sale at the Fairgounds.” Each year, our local humane society has a big yard sale. It actually started on Wednesday and went through Saturday, but we were busy chasing daycare kids during the week. When we got there, everything was half price and clothing was a dollar a bag. I found some useful things, and some things just for fun. There were still a lot of things…
Saving Money in the Kitchen: Freezer Cooking Day #1
Our pantry and freezer shelves have just gotten more and more bare as time has gone by, since I’ve only been buying what we need for each week. With winter coming, I wanted a better-stocked inventory of food and other…
Chicken Pot Pie
When I was a young mom, my mother gave me a cookbook. It is from the Campbell’s soup company. One of my favorite recipes from it is for Chicken Pot Pie. I’ve adapted it over the years to my family’s…
Kitchen Shelf Makeover
I love making our home pretty on a budget! Now that my daughter has moved to her own place, I have the opportunity to do makeovers for her home as well! If I only had more time…But, I do accomplish…
Getting Back On Track After a Budgeting Break
In my last post, I shared my new budgeting book from Clever Fox. So far, it has been great, and I love it. I started in mid-July and as I write this it is almost the end of August. I…
A Little Update…
Hello! It’s been (again) several months since my last post. I have such good intentions, but I just haven’t had the free time to work much on the blog or my YouTube channel. I’m hoping to make some changes that…
Savings and Goals Journal #52
I mentioned in my last post that my daughter and her two children were moving to their own place. That has happened, and I guess we are now “empty nesters.” Not really though. We see at least one of our…
Home Makeover Coming Up!
I can’t believe it’s been a year since we packed up the last of our things and moved from New Mexico to Colorado. For the most part, the days go quickly. I have a house full of busy little ones…
A Busy, Happy Kitchen
I’m sure you’ve all heard the saying, “The kitchen is the heart of the home.” It is certainly true at our house. We all seem to be in there a lot, sometimes all of us, which can make for a…
Savings and Goals Journal #51
I’ve not been very active here on the blog lately, but I’m hoping to get back into a routine. Life has been busy, but happy. We are still settling in after moving last year. It is taking me a very…
Winter Plans!
While my preference is for warm weather and lots of sunshine and being outdoors, I am also learning to embrace darker and colder parts of the year. Each season does have its own beauty, if we take the time to…
