New Use for an Old Dresser : Part 2 : Upcycle

I’m getting farther along on this dresser than I thought I would in the middle of winter and it’s all thanks to this fabulous weather we have been having. Actually, fabulous weather we were having. As I write this snow is covering the back deck that just a few days ago I was painting furniture [...]

Cheap and Frugal Super Bowl Sunday Menu and Recipes!

We’re not huge football fans in this house but we do enjoy the Super Bowl. I’ll admit, I love the commercials and the food the most! I’ve changed up the menu a bit from what I had decided on at the beginning of the week because I found wings on sale and you just can’t pass up [...]

Mobile Home Remodeling : Office

When we moved in and began the process of remodeling our mobile home, I wanted to turn one of the extra bedrooms into an office and I chose the one with the wood paneling mostly because I just wanted to cover the paneling as quickly as possible and because it was a bit bigger than [...]

Our Frugal Vacation

I came across this picture when I was creating our 2011 photo book and it brought back all the memories of our vacation last year. We try to make it to this small resort in our state at least once a year to relax and just get away, especially if we couldn’t afford any other [...]

New Use for an Old Dresser

This old dresser is from a set that used to be in my great grandfather’s home (please ignore the mess on my couch and ottoman!). It come with a great cedar full size bed. And by great I mean completely outdated, yet it is a set that is much loved by my family. I used [...]

Flea Market Finds : Wooden Owls

Here’s another one of my flea market finds! I love these owls.  I try to keep them within view of my desk so that I can see them while I’m working. I bought them a few years ago for $8. They are only about four inches tall yet they are one of my favorite pieces [...]

What’s On Sale in January – Grocery Sale Cycle

Grocery sales go in cycles and it can help you figure out the best deals if you keep track of what goes on sale when. I try to stock up when I can and have figured out how to get the most for my money by using the grocery sale cycle. Last June I bought [...]

Frugal Flea Market Find – Trunk

This is one of my all time favorite flea market finds. My mom actually purchased this for me on one of our exhausting jaunts to every flea market we could get to within a nine hour period. I keep this piece at the end of our bed. I was using it to store blankets and [...]

Frugal Exercise – Put on Your Walking Shoes

Most of us have walking shoes and if you don’t, these are an area where skimping and buying cheap isn’t always best. You want to make sure that you have a pair of shoes that best support your feet and will last you a decent amount of time without falling apart. Walking is one of [...]

Mobile Home Remodeling – Living Room

Much like the rest of our house, we have remodeled, re-done, and re-arranged our living room many times in the three years we have been here. The picture to the left shows what we started with, the only room in the house that didn’t have flowered wallboard, but instead some nicotine covered tan stripe on [...]

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