It’s time to start thinking heat. It’s hard to when the thermometer still hit’s 80 degrees with ease, but those crisp mornings and frosty windshields are just around the corner. Having your furnace cleaned an maintained before it’s needed helps to save you money, and also keeps you and your family safe. According to the […]
Zucchini squash is a very easy to grow vegetable. You will probably never run out of ideas on how to use it. If you don’t grow any yourself, you will likely have a neighbor or friend who will be more than willing to share with you. It’s a very prolific vegetable. I have gone through […]
My grandmother had a saying that she lived by “Gather up the scraps and use them up.” She was a genius at using up leftovers and creating some great meals. Food is expensive and throwing out leftovers is a waste of money. I have learned many ways to use up leftovers that my family loves. […]
I have been interested the last few years by alternative energy. This isn’t a tree hugging thing, it’s more of a interest in saving myself money. I have started looking into this more and more, and have myself purchased solar panels for some small scale testing around my house. I started this series off with […]
Before I get to the subject of laundry, I want to expand upon my prior posts on grocery shopping and saving money. In making a change of any kind in your life, you need to take baby steps. Changing everything all at once can set you up for failure. So, take baby steps when you […]
Here are 2 picle recipes I received from a friend several years ago. Though they take time they are worth it. Pickle Relish Cucumbers – Peel – slice length wise and remove seeds. Grind up enough for 14 cups. My electric food processor works good for this. Grind up 3 large onions and 1 bunch […]
Here’s a different twist to fried green tomatoes. When I was a child at home, mom would make us fried cucumbers. She would use the large – overgrown ones (probably as a way to use them up). Slice the cucumbers up into 1/8 to 1/4 ” slices removing any overly large seeds. Mom would roll […]
Because of tough economic times, more people are planting gardens today then just a few years ago. There are many advantages to doing so. It is fun and enjoyable providing good exercise and the pleasure of watching the seeds planted produce a crop of full grown fruit or vegetables. You know the quality of the […]
In yesterday’s article I discussed how I have started to use coupons, after not using coupons much in the past. Today we will finish our discussion. There are several sources for coupons. Here are a few. Sources for Coupons I started collecting coupons from the Sunday newspaper. We have had a Des Moines Register subscription […]
Last week I talked about saving money on groceries and specifically knowing when a sale is a sale and buying groceries in bulk. This week I am going to continue our discussion of buying groceries on sale and I will add to the discussion the use of coupons. First I need to add one small […]
