I looked around our house the other day and thought to myself, “We have too much stuff!” Our little house is just about to burst at the seams. There are Grampy, myself, a daughter, two grandbabies and a gaggle of pets. We are in a state of transition. Our eldest…
Our main focus has been getting the garden areas ready to plant our tomato and chile plants. In our area, we wait until Memorial Day weekend to plant our tomatoes and chiles. Between that and household chores, we’ve also been working on making our yard look nicer by trimming trees…
We had a simple and relaxing Mother’s Day celebration at home. My gifts were soil to replenish some of my garden containers and a nice dinner made by my family. This week was a busy and rewarding week of little money-saving projects. In the Kitchen I baked 2 loaves of…
The weeks are flying by this spring. Most of our savings have resulted from simply staying at home during the Coronavirus pandemic. Our state, and particularly our area of the state, has a high number of cases. Here are our savings for this week and our goals for next week.…
In honor of Mother’s Day this month, I thought it would be nice to share some of the money-saving tips I learned from my mom. When I think about many of the things I am doing to help our financial situation improve, I realize my mom did many of these…
It’s time for another update of how we’ve saved money lately, and what our future money-saving plans are. In the Kitchen My kitchen savings haven’t been super lately. With this nice weather, I have been drawn outside and have been spending much less time puttering in the kitchen. I’ve gotten…