3 Tips to Banish Takeout Forever

These tips will do wonders for your food budget! Like all people with a frugal frame of mind, when it comes to my food budget, I endeavour to do these three things: Cook all my meals from scratch, Avoid fast food outlets and, Save restaurants for special events. I haven’t always succeeded in this endeavour. …

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Quick French Bread, That’s Easy Too!

quick french bread

What? Quick French bread that’s also easy? It sounds too good to be true, I know, but I’m here to tell you it’s not only possible… I’ve done it! I’ve seen this recipe (and others that are very similar) popping up all over Pinterest lately and I was curious. My bread making tends to be …

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15 Frugal Living Tips – To Get You Started

frugal living tips to get you strarted

Frugal living doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Lots of us, me included, are used to spending what we have on what we need, when we need it. There was a time in my life when I spent without thinking about the future, I spent without considering the detrimental effects of credit card debt and, probably …

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7 Financial Lessons My Grandmother Taught Me

7 financial lessons my grandmother taught me

It’s no secret our grandparents view the world differently. If you’re like the majority of people, your grandparents or great grandparents lived through the Great Depression. The financial lessons they learnt during that harsh time are a legacy worth sharing. I only knew one of my grandparents and, as the Great Depression made its way …

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Apple Pie and Birthday Candles

  Apple pie and birthday candles might seem an odd combination to most people but, apple pie is generally what my daughter asks for when it comes to the sort of birthday cake she’d like. I reckon that’s lucky for me because I’m a functional baker, not an artistic one. I happily marvel at the birthday …

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Simple Cinnamon Rolls

frugal living tips - simple cinnamon rolls

I admit it, I’m a complete sucker for cinnamon rolls. So much so that as soon as the batch cools, I have to get all but one of these scrumptious delights into the freezer where they’re (relatively) safe until another day. But… sometimes, one just isn’t enough. This recipe takes advantage of a food processor …

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