I am the coupon queen of my entire family. In my purse I always carry several envelopes full of coupons for everything from groceries to eating out to gas at the gas station, and never go somewhere without checking if I have a coupon first. My husband jokes that on my tombstone it will say […]
Reader Giveaway: Homemade Snacks and Staples Cookbook! Great for the Frugal Cook!
I’ve been hearing a lot lately about clean eating and preparing staple foods from scratch. It tends to come up a lot in frugal living books because when you make more of your family’s foods yourself, you tend to eat better and spend less on groceries. But many cookbooks focus on recipes for meals, not […]
Kids Book Review: You Choose by Pippa Goodhart
I’m recommending a great, interactive and imaginative book for kids called “You Choose” by Pippa Goodhart and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. I borrowed this book from our local library after the children’s librarian, a friend of ours, recommended it to me. She said she had to sneak it back to the library from her kids […]
Book Review: Pocket Your Dollars by Carrie Rocha
I recently finished reading Carrie Rocha’s new book, Pocket Your Dollars: 5 attitude changes that will help you pay down debt, avoid financial stress, & keep more of what you make. Carrie Rocha is the founder and owner of Pocket Your Dollars.com, a popular money site on the web based right here in the Twin Cities. I’ve been […]