Posts Tagged ‘frugal’

These Are Frugal Tips? Is the Today Show Nuts?

Monday, November 10, 2008 7:01 6 Comments

Dear Today Show on NBC:
I am a loyal viewer. I have only two channels - NBC and PBS - so I enjoy watching the Today Show with my morning cup of coffee. Sunday morning (November 9), I sat down for a little quiet and a little weather and news and whatnot. As the writer of [...]

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Stocking Up - How to Keep Your Pantry

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:44 No Comments

I get a lot of questions about how to keep a pantry stocked - whether for emergencies, winter or in preparation for bad times.
Stocking a pantry can be simple, but before you decide to do it, you should commit to preparing food from scratch as much as possible. Filling your pantry with “Easy Mac” isn’t [...]

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10 Ways to Save Money Right Now

Friday, October 10, 2008 7:00 7 Comments

I’ve posted this one before - but it seemed very appropriate right now - so here are a few things to ponder for the weekend…and please comment if you have something to add!
1. Fix-It. Don’t throw out your old VCR, DVD player, washer or whatever it is that just broke. Fix it. I recently saved [...]

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Getting Kids to Eat Well

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 13:19 No Comments

I am so tired of hearing about ways to get kids to eat good food. I’m tired of blogs and books telling me to disguise the food under pizza cheese - or to blend up broccoli and add it to my stew. The only thing this teaches kids is that I’m a sneaky mother - [...]

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Precycle - Save Money and The Earth Too!

Friday, July 18, 2008 3:24 No Comments

by Melanie Bowden
Everyone’s heard of recycling, but what about precycling?Also known as source reduction, precycling is reducing the amount of trash you generate in the first place.Not only can you lower trash going to your local landfill, but you can save money to boot.
You can save as much as $3,000 a [...]

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Make Your Own Baby Food - Frugal and Green Tip of the Day!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 5:08 4 Comments

But those little jars aren’t that expensive, are they? Oh yes they are and they aren’t very good for our little ones either! Consider that babies should start eating solid food around 6 months of age – give or take. Also consider that most baby food companies make their most nutritious foods for babies under [...]

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Homeschool Planning - Don’t!

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:57 1 Comment

Once in a while I get the bug to be more organized - particularly in homeschool matters. I start to feel like maybe I’m not doing enough to keep everything together, especially after I read a few homeschool blogs or go to one of any number of sites that have all sorts of organizational pages [...]

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10 Uses for Olive Oil: Frugal and Green Tip of the Day

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 7:46 3 Comments

I am in love with olive oil. No, really. In fact, my buy everything local plans are often dashed because of two things - olive oil (which I’ve never heard of anyone producing in Vermont) and bananas. I’d rather do without bananas…but don’t take away my evoo!
Here are 10 ways you can incorporate olive into [...]

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Frugal and Green Tip of the Day - Eat Less Meat

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 4:44 1 Comment

Or none at all. While I, personally, am trying to eat none, I will admit that it is a difficult habit to break. And not because I’m a big steak eater but because of two small things - hot dogs and bacon! I have a lot of baseball games to go to this time of [...]

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:00 No Comments

Some new Organically Inclined products now at the OI shop!
I can’t wait to receive my first OI onesie…

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