It’s the last day of the month, which means my January Pantry Challenge has come to a close. We started out by understanding the need to get organized and I offered a simple Freezer Checklist that might help. Then we [...]
Enough is Enough
Jan10
Last week, I received an email from a reader with the title, “Enough is Enough.” Here’s an excerpt, “So, I have been couponing and living the frugal lifestyle for over a year now…but am getting sick of how much stockpile [...]
January’s Pantry and Freezer Challenge
Jan3
It’s that time of year when I officially ponder some of the changes that need to occur in our home in order to make it run more effectively. In the area of our food purchases and meal planning, January ushers [...]
Grocery Guru: Extreme Savings without coupons?
Nov7
I’m smack dab in the middle of one of my Grocery Guru Super Doubles weeks at my local Harris Teeter grocer. I hit the store nearly every day, stock up on the best deals available using my twenty coupon limit, [...]
How to Make Pumpkin Puree & Save Money
Oct19
Last week, I shared on my Balancing Beauty and Bedlam Facebook page about my love of all things fall, including my yummy and oh, so easy, Pumpkin Bar Recipe. A few statuses later, after I got everyone excited about quadrupling [...]
Grocery Comparison Printable List
Oct18
(Click above for free printable comparison list) Every Tuesday, all month long, I have been talking grocery budgets. We started with an honest discussion talking about our Monthly Food Costs. Then I shared my free printable monthly food tracker, while [...]
My #1 Piece of Advice for Newbies – Share Yours: Tasty Tuesday
Oct10
This month we’ve been dissecting all areas of savings and our budget, but for Tasty Tuesday’s, we’ve specifically been looking at our food budgets. We started with an honest discussion talking about our Monthly Food Costs. Last week, I shared [...]
Budgeting for Food: How Do You Handle It? (Free Printable)
Oct4
Last week’s frank and honest discussion answering, “What are Your Monthly Food Costs?” was quite eye opening. I so appreciate everyone sharing, and yet am nearly at a stale mate with how to begin addressing the varying ranges. Reading the [...]
Power Cooking: Ten Minute Meals (video demo)
Aug15
Our family meal plan comes together when I write it down on purpose, on paper. With that being said, there are so many times where crazy, busy life schedules get in the way and that is when my Power Cooking [...]
No Spend/Pantry Challenge Continues: Straight from Guatemala
Jul21
Even though I am in Guatemala, and you may think that I took a short hiatus from my No Spend, Clear out and Eat from the Pantry, Fridge and Freezer Challenge, think again. This week I have dug into that [...]
Creative Cooking Saves Money: How are you doing?
Jul12
Welcome Tasty Tuesday friends to my No Spend, Clear Out, Eat from my Pantry and Garden Challenge Update. If you missed the introduction for it, find out about the Challenge here. I have gone NINE days without buying anything from [...]
The No Spend, Clear Out & Eat from my Garden Pantry Challenge
Jul5
Our Fourth of July parties are completed, and I am diving into our Summertime Pantry Challenge, where my goal is to eat from our fridge, freezer and pantry for the month, and share some additional ways to save money on [...]
Sick of Eggs? Frugal Ideas for the Perfect Food
May14
I have been an official “chicken farmer” for over ten years now. The problem? Three of our five children have declared “No More Eggs,” and I have had to get creative with my ideas for this most perfect food. Imagine [...]
Breakfast Ideas – No Food Waste Week
May9
No Food Waste Week was a huge success in our home, minus the fact that I haven’t updated a post with all my suggestions and your wonderful ideas, but don’t worry, I am still writing it. I went the entire [...]
No Food Waste Week
May3
We’ve all done it. We clean out our pantry, and find boxes, bags and cans of food that are well past their expiration date, so we throw them out immediately. The wilting produce in the fruit bowl? It’s just easier [...]
