Like the merchant ships of Proverbs 31, I’ve gathered a lot of food for our family, both from our own garden, chicken coop, orchard, and from stores. Now it’s time to focus on inventorying what’s left, planning what to eat when, and actually eating much of it. The tricky thing about growing our own food is […]
Frugal Tips
Review: The Money Saving Mom’s Budget Audio Book
One of the first homeschooling talks I listened to pointed out an interesting fact: most homeschooling moms can manage the actual homeschooling quite well. What leads to homeschool stress and burn out is not the actual homeschooling itself but all the other things moms deal with, including financial pressure. Thus The Money $aving Mom’s Budget […]
Cauliflower Soup
This is one of our favorite soups and is so easy to make. Note: it is also extremely frugal. When I can get cheap cauliflower, a recipe like this costs me under $1.50–and that’s in Canada! We only make it when I’ve bought several inexpensive cauliflowers and then I usually double or triple the recipe and […]