Pantry stockpiles are the best- especially when they’re filled with free and nearly-free food.  I have to admit I get a strange happiness out of being resourceful, and watching my grocery bill dwindle as I fill up the pantry makes me ecstatic.  However – this month I spent only $20 on groceries for an ENTIRE [...]

Storage Solution: Scanning Kids’ Art Projects
If you’re a parent like me, you probably collect a large treasure trove of masterpieces… paintings, drawings, collages and coloring pages.  Only these aren’t museum pieces framed on our walls, these are our children’s art projects!  We have art projects done at home and at playdates.  School age children also [...]

In my never-ending quest to drive down our grocery costs, my husband and I delved into buying dry staples in bulk. Many staples (rice, beans, barley, flour, and other grains) can be purchased in large quantities for prices that are fractional compared to grocery store prices.
Use the Top 8 Frugal Cooking Ingredients to identify [...]

My husband and I were interested in buying food staples in bulk to save money on our grocery bill. We jumped in enthusiastically, but not educated about bulk foods. Our first acquisition: a 50 pound bag of rice. Price: $15! Great deal! However, we worried about how to store the rice. So many questions came [...]

If you missed last week, I am participating in The Lazy Organizer’s SMART Habit Saturday! I chose one new habit to work on and report back with my progress each Saturday.My habit for April is scanning. If you missed it, read about my project from last week. I am digitizing all paper in our house [...]

The Donation Station!
Before:

Problem #1: The area between our two bookshelves was always the catch-all for junk and clutter, probably because nothing really went there and the spot always looked empty and available! The only thing that really belonged there was the wicker basket (which you can barely see!).
Problem #2: The basket was supposed to [...]

This is my first week participating in The Lazy Organizer’s Smart Habit Saturday! It’s hard to choose just one new habit to work on, when we are all constantly finding little ways to improve our time, finances and lives.
The habit I’ll be tracking in April is scanning. I have been working on the files, piles, [...]

Some ingredients are incredibly versatile and can be worked into several different meals in your menu plan.  When trying to cut your grocery bill, looking for the staples that will give you the best value is key. Certain grains, vegetables, legumes and other ingredients can be used in multiple recipes, cutting down the number of [...]

Plastic milk jugs / milk containers have many uses after their primary function of holding milk is over.  As milk container week comes to a close (it actually ended yesterday, but I had to get this list in!), we’re left to recap the many creative uses for milk containers!
1.  Utensil holders in the kitchen [...]

Milk Jug Uses In My Kitchen Right Now!
It’s milk jug week, and in keeping with The House that Milk Jugs Built , here are 3 of my own milk jug creations you can find in my kitchen right now:
1. Storage for rice, beans, oats, other grains:
Label with a Sharpie or wet erase marker. If you [...]