I went to a yard sale a couple of days ago, and came home with a few household items, some things for Skye’s first apartment, and some holiday gifts.
I paid $3.00 for an overstuffed bag. It was one of those fill a bag deals where you end up paying much less than the total price [...]
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Updates
Posted in Cleaning, Clothing, Food, Gardening & Yard Work, Goals: Save and Help, Household Needs, Kitchen Needs, Reduce Reuse Recycle, cheapskate, tagged cleaning supplies, clothes, compost, curtains, donate, food cupboard, freezing, fruit, pasta sauce, reuse, soil on Thursday, July 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, there is still no luck on the job front, but I am not giving up. My sister has an application in at Wal*Mart, and I still have those two in over town, and the online ones.
I will post again for childcare as well. I will leave open hours for evening shifts as well as [...]
By the way, did I tell you all that I am not real handy?
Posted in Cleaning, Household Needs, Utilities and Other Bills, free, tagged clean, faucet, free, freebie, handy, leak, water on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 | No Comments »
I have had this leak from my tub faucet since we moved in. That was more than a few years ago. I have a couple of buckets that I put (one at a time, of course), under the faucet to collect the water. I get two bucket fulls a day, sometimes three. What do I [...]
Wal*Mart Deals
Posted in Clothing, Homeschool Frugality, Household Needs, cheapskate, tagged tips, prices, frugal, Wal*Mart, paper, cheap, homeschool, toilet paper, Deals, notebooks, caryons, socks, messenger bag, bulk on Sunday, July 27, 2008 | No Comments »
While at Wal*Mart with a friend yesterday, I noticed that they were selling 1 subject notebooks for 5 cents each. I picked up $1.00 worth. I also picked up 4 packets of loose-leaf paper for 50 cents each. These are very much needed for our homeschool year. I also picked up a box of crayons [...]
Update for My Goals: Saving Money and Helping Our Earth
Posted in Cleaning, Food, Gardening & Yard Work, Goals: Save and Help, Household Needs, Kitchen Needs, Others, Personal Hygiene, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Utilities and Other Bills, tagged dishwasher, soap, Food, save, prices, money, cost, healthier, cleaners, environment, Dryer, yardsaling, resale, helping, goals, saving money, earth, heating, expensive, candles, consignment, oil-lamps, rugs, crochet, second hand, households, pinching pennies, less waste, changes, unplug, power strip, diva cups, landfills, Infinity Razor, toilet paper, cloth wipes, batteries, chargers, trailer, water, gardening, herbs, fruits, vegetables, flowers, daycare children, washing machine, plastics, recycle, reuse, water bottles, canvas totes, shopping, fresh produce, farmer's markets, roadside stands, scavenge materials, herbalism, home remedies, gifts, dry herbs, freeze herbs, vegetarian, canning, water baths, compsot, garden, collect water, electricity, oil, flourescent lights, natural sunlight, deodorant on Saturday, July 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is an update, my way of letting you know how I am coming along on all of my goals. I may not get to everything this year, but I am hoping to get to as many as I can.
Here are my goals:
(Note Done Yet)* Unplug what I can when the appliances/electronics are not in [...]
Early Preparation for Winter, of Sorts
Posted in Cleaning, Clothing, Food, Goals: Save and Help, Household Needs, Kitchen Needs, Others, Personal Hygiene, Utilities and Other Bills, Winter Prep, tagged Food, freeze, recipes, muffins, savings, leftovers, homemade, breads, beans, heat tape, bank the trailer, pantry, pasta, toilet, candles, oil-lamps, fruits, oil, DirecTV, salads, programmable thermostat, blankets, food cupboard, stimulus check, heat, stock-up, electric bill, winter months. winter, fuel assistance, furnace, heating vents, heating season, slippers, warm clothing, plastic, windows, household cleaners, Personal Hygiene, water bill, sewer bill, shower head, veggies, smoothies, stews, rice on Friday, July 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have heard from different people that they are concerned about the upcoming winter months. In all honesty, I am concerned myself. How can I make it through a winter here? Will I make it through the winter? Have I cut all of the corners that I can? I have no idea.
I keep analyzing everything, [...]
Gave up the DirecTV
Posted in Household Needs, Utilities and Other Bills, tagged save, money, DirecTV, television, converter boxes, antenna, electric bill, oil bill, lot rent on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We have terrible television reception in our home. Maybe it is because we live in a trailer, but I don’t know for sure. Even with an antenna, we will still only get one or two channels normally.
We have not always had DirecTV, but I just love it. There are just some channels that you can [...]
A couple of years ago, I took everything off my phone
Posted in Household Needs, Utilities and Other Bills, tagged bill, low-income, phone, phone company, save money, sensible minutes plan on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 | No Comments »
I was on the phone with a woman from the phone company for a while, but it was well worth it. I went over every single item on my regular bill with her, and got rid of everything. I have the sensible minutes plan because I am low-income, and I have inside wire maintenance, just in case.
My [...]
What is My Income? Part 2
Posted in Cleaning, Clothing, Food, Gardening & Yard Work, Household Needs, Kitchen Needs, Others, Personal Hygiene, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Utilities and Other Bills, Winter Holidays, tagged bills, cheap, clearance, coupons, Crossroads Ministries, daughters, Deals, dollar stores, electricity, flea markets, Food, food costs, food pantry, freecycle, gas, generic brands, Goodwill, grocery, heat, homeschooling, housing, income, low-income living, oil, pantry, sales, sewer, stimulus check, stock, stock-up, store brands, tax refund, teenager, The Salvation Army, thrift shop, Wal*Mart, water, yard sales on Sunday, June 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Well, part one turned out to be pretty long, LOL, but I do believe that you all know how much income fluctuates from year-to-year, and about what my monthly bills are.
This, by the way, is turning out to be one of the leaner years. We will make do, though. We always do.
Last year was a [...]
What is my Income? Part 1
Posted in Food, Household Needs, Others, Utilities and Other Bills, tagged foodstamps, home, income, trailer, bills, daycare, work, deductions, survivors benefits, child support, MaineCare, earn money, TracFone on Sunday, June 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I was asked this morning if I wouldn’t mind posting my income, as a reference for others, here on the blog. I haven’t done so yet, because it varies from year-to-year, sometimes greatly.
For instance, last year my (work) income was about $10,000 after deductions. I do not include my daughters survivors benefits as income. I also [...]
