A couple of years ago I came across a website (I can’t remember where) that had the idea to dress up a frame with a string of beads and some paint. It’s a simple fix and they turn out quite pretty. That idea has been hiding in the back of my brain ever since and …
A change in perspective for me is what lead to this post, I just want to get you all thinking about the financial aspect of Halloween: The old me (working full time and drowning in debt) didn’t blink an eye about spending $40+ for a Halloween costume for one of my kids. Back then I …
This past spring our lawn was looking like garbage! It had brown and yellow spots galore and no matter how much I watered it (I was being obsessive about it too), it still looked the same. The only difference was, of course, wasting so much time, water, and our water bill went up significantly… YIKES! …
A while back, my in-laws had given us one of those huge water barrels. I was stoked to not have the fork over the money to buy one because I had just been recycling our bottles the last few years. for water storage. We waited a while to clean it out (’til we were moved …
*DISCLAIMER-My sewing skills are mediocre at best, so keep that in mind as you view this post ;)!* A while back I saw the idea to make a quilt out of old sheets and I found it rather intriguing. What an awesome way to make something new out of something that is no longer being used! …
I was recently doing some thinking on additional ways to trim the budget, and decided that I’d give refilling our printers ink cartridge a shot. This was mainly sparked by me not wanting to shell out some serious cash(as I buy them in bulk when we need them) that would come out of money that I could spend …
