Frugal Friday: Wait

The question asked?  How do you save money.
I have two answers…both of them simple.  At least on the surface.
Using cash for daily/regular expenses like groceries, gas and household items has saved us tons of money!  I talked about it here.
Today though I would have to say waiting is on the top of my list.  Let’s [...]

Challenge

Owlhaven put out a challenge to spend less this month.  Her goal is $75 a week for her family of 10 at home.  I’ve seen similar things on other blogs, like Small Notebook’s 30 days of nothing in July.  I am always intrigued.  I love the idea of a challenge.  Maybe because I’m more competitive [...]

WFMW: Rubbing Alcohol

A while back one of my children fell asleep playing with NEON ORANGE silly putty.  Obviously I didn’t know they were playing with it in BED!  The next morning the poor child sheepishly told me they had a mess.  Boy was it a mess.  That silly putty was on everything.  Flannel sheets.  A favorite stuffed [...]

WFMW: Dishwasher Duty

I’ve mentioned before that emptying a dishwasher is my most dreaded job.  I pretty much HATE it.  That makes it a very good thing that I have two kids to do the job for me.
Problem is they don’t love the job either…and are obsessed with making sure that it is fair.  As in, no one [...]

Thoughts on Laundry

If you use a 1/4 of a bottle of stain remover on the white baseball pants, do you still need laundry soap?
If I give my kids each a stain stick, would they use it before throwing their stained clothes in the wash?
How many items returning from camp with the kids will require intense stain-removal?  How [...]

Not Much Fun

There are aspects of homemaking that I really don’t like.  I’m sure we all can say that from time to time.  I think that the last few decades have brought about a shift in our attitudes.  I doubt my grandmother ever really complained about her tasks.  I’m equally sure that there had to be some [...]