S'mores 3 ways

Well, it's finally memorial day weekend! Instead of going camping somewhere and spending money on gas, forgotten food, and ice, we are going to go camping here in the yard! One of our favorite things when we...

A fourth with no fireworks

This will be our first fourth of July without fireworks! We might try and catch the big ones in our small town, but we really don't want to pay for the gas to get down there to watch them. We use to spend like...

10 Ways to Simplify Your Budget

60 Percent Solution--There are many ways to structure your budget, but the simplest I’ve found is the 60% solution. Basically, this budget asks you to fit your regular monthly expenses within 60% of your...

Stimulus Refund, No Vacation

Well, I just found out that since I paid my tax prep fees with my refund I was getting in January, I won't be getting my stimulus refund until after July 11th! So this means NO VACATION FOR US! By the time I...

The debt game.

Freaking out about credit card debt

Well, I have been driving myself crazy about all the credit card debt that I have racked up over the last year, and the rates that are on the cards, YIKES! I wish there was a way to quiet my mind and let it...

Surviving the frugal way

I just got off the phone with my Mom. If you read my hub about growing up the frugal way then you know that my Mom is a very frugal person. She was talking about some things that she heard on the news about...

Gas and Groceries

Well, I just got back from gassing up my car and getting groceries at Wal-Mart. Our gas here in north idaho is up to $4.05 per gallon, which I know is cheaper than a lot of places, but it sucks up here because...

Cheap tricks to keep your home clean

Here are some tricks of the trade that I use daily, and thought I would share with you. 1. Fabric Softener sheets: Great for cleaning eyeglasses. It also helps prevent fogging up. They work outstanding for...

You can eat what you want and still loose weight

I have been working on loosing weight for years! I've tried Weight Watchers, Slim Fast, Counting Calories, you name it, I've tried it! I received some very good advice from my massage therapist and friend. She...