Naturally Frugal Living
Bumpkin Chip Clip Why spend $2.00 on a plastic chip clip that is just going to break and end up in a landfill? My bumpkin chip clip cost 4 cents (you can buy a bag of 50 for $1.99), is over 10 years old, and shows no sign of breaking: Ziploc Bag Dryer Ever wonder [...]
I have a very special store I want to tell you about: Mercy House Shop! All of the proceeds from the Mercy House Shop benefit the Mercy House Maternity House in Kenya. Most of the items are made by residents of the maternity home. They learn various skills and earn 25% from each item that is sold to [...]
My intent in repurposing water bottles was not just to create a vase, but to create a childproof vase because this little guy will not stop picking my daffodils: Every time I open the back door Andrew shoots out and quickly returns with flowers for me. I made several attempts to redirect him early in daffodil [...]
Mrs. Green is guest posting today. In the picture to the left she is holding all of their household waste for the entire year of 2010! Mrs Green runs My Zero Waste which gives tips and advise on reducing household waste – find out how to reduce, reuse, recycle AND save money! I’m honoured to [...]
Last year I announced that we were joining The Compact and not buying anything new for a year. My biggest worry was gift giving and it did prove to be the hardest part. I am just not as talented as Angela Barton at coming up with non-consumer gifts. I am going share my experiences on [...]
I was not going to repost last year’s post on gift wrapping, but every time I go on Facebook another friend is complaining about wrapping presents. They have expressed frustration over the cost, the waste, and the difficulty of wrapping presents (though alcohol may have been a factor in the last complaint because I detected [...]
I am participating in Food Waste Friday hosted by The Frugal Girl. Monitoring my food waste, and documenting it with a picture, keeps me accountable and motivates me to remain vigilant in my goal to minimize, if not eliminate, food waste in my household. Yesterday, I cooked a turkey breast primarily to create a “leftovers [...]
Earlier this year, I shared how we went shopping in the attic for my youngest son’s birthday. I also went shopping in the attic when I wanted to redecorate. I found some pictures that had been damaged in a move and then forgotten in the attic. I brought them down, repaired them and they are [...]
My tomatoes are straggling in from the garden. I wanted to make salsa, but I didn’t have enough ripe tomatoes. So I left some sitting on the counter, along with the peppers, waiting for more tomatoes to ripen. Unfortunately, a couple tomatoes and one pepper went bad before I had enough tomatoes to make salsa. [...]
A few days ago my daughter asked for a scouring pad. I asked her why and she said she was going to clean the bathroom. I didn’t have a scouring pad, but I wasn’t about to let that stop my daughter from cleaning! I remembered that I had some mesh onion bags and decided to [...]
