Input Requested: Payment for Babysitters

So the school year has started, and with it two bible studies and a MOPS group. And I am learning that being a social mommy isn’t always the most frugal choice. MOPS costs $40 per semester with a $20 registration fee. Women’s bible study has a $5 per child...

Homemade Cream Soup Mix

In my efforts to save money, I came across this recipe that replaces the endless cans of condensed cream soup on your cupboard. Yes, I know whole food are cheaper. And healthier. And I do try to make them often. Promise. But there are some recipes you just can’t...

Please?!

I. Want. This. Book. And, if you sign up for her newsletter (Marilyn Moll, from The Urban Homemaker, that is), you get a free e-cookbook: Sensational Summer Salads. Thanks to Biblical Womanhood for pointing this out!

I Robbed Walgreens Today

So I mentioned how much fun I’ve been having while couponing lately. Well, it was another late night yesterday. Er… I should say, “early morning.” Maybe, if Olivia didn’t go to bed at 10:30, and Josh didn’t insist on watching...

So Frugal It Hurts

I am taking deep breaths and trying to endure this recent pain. I can go without Pampers. I can go without store-bought laundry detergent. I can go without fancy dinners and movie dates. But this one hurts. Going without Harry Potter. I am currently on the wait-list...