I’ve been asked many many times about creating a frugal Trim Healthy Mama meal plan. Honestly, most of my weekly meal plans are pretty frugal, but I thought I would do one that is just for dinners and is on the very frugal side. I was able to plan a full week’s worth of dinners for 4-6 people for $63.85! There are seven different spices that I’m using… Continue Reading
Homemade Vegetable Broth
My family eats A LOT of fresh vegetables. I am very thankful for that as I know some parents really struggle to get their kids to eat their veggies. Because we go through so many veggies I was throwing peels away left and right. After a while I finally started making a compost pile in our backyard. Then all of the sudden it hit me, I could be making my… Continue Reading
Frugal Accomplishments 2nd week of July
Over the years my family has had varying levels of income. During the leaner times, I was forced to learn many new skills and ways to save money. I’m so thankful for the leaner times, as hard as they were because I feel like I gained so much knowledge that I would never have learned otherwise. Being frugal does NOT mean your life has to be boring and feel restrictive!… Continue Reading
Frugal Accomplishments ~ 2nd week of February
I’m starting a new series on the blog – Frugal Accomplishments. Over the years my family has had varying levels of income. During the leaner times, I was forced to learn many new skills and ways to save money. I’m so thankful for the leaner times, as hard as they were because I feel like I gained so much knowledge that I would never have learned otherwise. Being frugal does… Continue Reading
Easy Homemade Liquid Hand Soap
Over the last few years, I’ve been trying to eliminate chemicals from the products that my family uses. This is no easy task, and quite frankly I haven’t been able to find a replacement for all things yet. I’m happy with many of the changes that I have made for my family thus far and look forward to sharing some of these ways with all of my readers. One of… Continue Reading
Prep Once, Eat All Week
The tip I’m sharing today may just be common sense, but it literally took me years to start doing it. I would haul out all the vegetables and fruit at lunch and dinner and cut and peel them every single day. I would buy the family pack of ground beef or chicken breasts, use what I needed for that day and freeze the rest. I kept repeating the same things… Continue Reading