Leaving an Abusive Boyfriend?
Its called brutalizing, threatening, and rape! He doesnt have to do the actual rape, but he is raping you by threatening you that way. Call the police in your town and get out now! Go to a shelter for abuse and battered women called the YWCA. You will have...
Buying Land to Homestead?
Try the courthouse in your county they have a list of what towns in your county are offering land free or for sale, and dont forget the tax liens ask for them too. I called and found out there were 11 lots in my county area on tax lien. This is property that...
Shop Dollar Tree For Frugal Appetizers
You can get those little Vienna Sausages for a dollar too at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar has them for $.50 a can. I like the smoked sausages myself even the regular aka original. I like to mix them in with the beans that are Van Camp Beans. Just a little...
Living During the Great Depression?
My paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents both lived thru the Great Depression. One was a farmer where they lived off the farm. Sewing, crocheting, knitting, and hand-me downs were the norm for my six aunts and uncles. My dad was the seven in the bunch...
Decorating a Guest Bedroom?
Be basic and neutral when designing, yet eligent, because you really dont want to insult guests who are male with frilly girly room when its obvious he is the only guest maybe some mix of both male and female colors. A sturdy bed with a white ruffle would not...
Thrifty Disabled Senior
In our city elderly disabled have a van that uses their Vet and Disabled Card for free rides anywhere in the city, and those vehicles have to be handicapped accessible. So if youre surprised by what the public bus system does, dont be. It is required by federal...
Strawberry Soda Pop Cake
Sounds good, but do you have any that dont envolve life threatening berries. A lot of people are deathly allergic to strawberries and dont even know it. I do know it and am allergic. Put recipes on here that all can enjoy not just a percent of the populace...
Blind Kitten Has Stopped Using the Litter Box?
I know you love this cat, but face facts, unless you are willing to give up your floors, and you probably will have too. You will either let him be an outdoor barn cat, or put him down humanely. He takes a lot of care and he is young, and unaccostumed to everything...
Tips From a $300 Wedding
Congrats on your wedding and being frugal with it too. I am sorry to hear of your situation that required that low of a figure, but be assured it isnt the lowest mine came at the worst time in my financial life, and cost only $150.00 for us to pay, as my parents...
Frugal Wedding Gift Ideas?
I have on thing that works like a charm every time. Give money, since it is your very first wedding ever they will think it is your best ideal gift ever, as they dont have anything to base it on. Usually $20 dollars if the couple is simple and funky, but for...
Sugar Free Peanut Butter Fudge?
OK one thing you need to know you dont need a recipe just leave out the sugar and make it with splenda, or no sugar at all. Follow the recipe you have and leave out the sugar. Sugar is what causes diabetic shock, which brings me to my second point. My office...
Creating Your Craft Room
I used to live in a trailer all on my own. It was a two bedroom one. I used the back room as my very nice huge craft room, and the small bedroom for my bedroom. I painted, stained, scrapbooked, sewed, and assembled beading jewelry. I used baskets for everything...
Do Disabilty Checks Need To Be Paid Back After Retirement?
Linda You only have to pay back if you were overpaid by the government. I personally get SSI and I have been sent a letter that said I was overpaid last year by 200 dollars because I sent them a late statement of income earned. I work very part time. It is...
Lemon Meringue Chicken?
I have searched every chicken recipe known to cookbooks there is only lemon chicken recipe that I can find in the cookbook Not Just beans and Cooking for Joy. You will have to go to that restaurant and ask the cook/chef for the recipe. He must have made it...
Saving on American Girl or Similar Dolls?
I know this is coming from an older adult, but have you tried the Dollar Tree store. They have a lot of name brand dolls and they may have an American Girl doll for around 10 to 20 dollars. Just a suggestion check for them at WalMart too. Good luck.
Don't Say It's for Your Wedding and Save Money
Lying is never the answer just be honest and you would be surprised at some businesses generosity. I hope I never hear of this sort of dishonesty again. You put frugal peps to shame. I do wish you well and long healthy life you will need it. As the old saying...
Uses for Tuna Cans?
I use mine to attract birds outside. I fill the old tuna cans with bird feed. I then hang then on a hook steak that I got at the dollar store on sale. Just drill four holes in the can sides, then hook a chain thru them, and hook the chain to the hook. Birds...
Rescuing an Abused Pitbull?
She is probably confused and needs time to figure out things. If she is abused badly you may need to put her down. Treats may have followed by a kick or something from the old owner. She may have thought you were going to take it away after giving it to her...
Shopping for Clothes In New York?
You should shop the hippie stores, and stay away from the Isle od Manhattan where everything literally costs an arm and a leg. I am talking 1,000 of dollars. Stay in other island to shop. Shop the gift shops too. Thrift stores should be listed in the yellow...
Finding a Date Online?
Yes dating is fun. Never accept a date from a man online with no picture with his name, because a picture says a thousand words he hasnt told you and never will tell you. I have dated online for years, and on many different sights. He may say he is 511 with...
Frugal Ways To Save On Utilities
You sound like a wise woman. I too am on low income. I am in Arizona. I keep alll sections of my home closed off, but I leave the air running, it is suicide not too. I hope you do know that too. If you have ice trays you can keep water in the bathtub with ice...
Gracie's Third Birthday
Gracie looks tired are you sure she is ok. It takes a lot of courage to go thru what she went thru. I know I was like Gracie when I was her age and younger. I was born deaf, mute, and with a hole in my heart. Several surgeries later I was fine. I am sure that...
$10 Dinners: Chicken Stir Fry
I dont know where you are from , but I have you beat by a long shot. You do good in trying to feed a family of four. I can feed a lot of foster children and adopted children of mine on next to nothing and healthy too. First you buy non name brand food store...
Income Tax Payment Is A Wake Up Call
Hi Laurie glad to have a smiley face with the name. I used to live in Hackensack, MN when I was growing up. Old fashioned values really do come from that area as well as frugality. I am glad to hear you still practice what you grandpa or grandma or mother taught...
Use the Dollar Store for Shopping Sprees
Hah! Great minds think alike is what I say. Tell me did you happen to notice that a lot of dollar store blogs are on here too. You can get other ideas from them just dont tell all on here that they are your idea, because that is a form of plagarism. I for one...
Get Pregnancy Tests At The Dollar Store
I use the dollar store too. The one that is just a dollar and no higher than that other than tax which is only 7 cents. I use the pregnancy test even before you wrote this article. Great minds think a like is what I believe. Keep spreading the word on Dollar...
My Frugal Life - Road Trip
I live in Minnesota. I know all about fall weather it varies here as it does in NH. If there is an Indian Summer we get a good road trip going too. I would say you have a good lifestyle. Keep going on those road trips they are worth it.
Sugar Free Flourless Chocolate Cake
I love your cake recipe. I love chocolate cake, but dieting isnt the easiest to acommedate sugar and other ingredients. My diabetes thanks you too. Tanya
Bargains for Petite Women?
I am 52 1/2 I use the sewing techniques my family taught me. I buy underwear in packs. I am big and beautiful though you may want to ask teenagers in your family what is hip to wear and where to buy. If they dont try thrift stores too. These stores rarely get...
Planning Weddings on a Budget?
All I can say is home wedding, because churches charge per person on off services days, and some churches dont have wedding ceremonies during services as the bride and groom may not want a certain person their in attendance that they extremely dislike. Churches...
Christmas Purses
Sandy your purses are magnificent. Well done on making them. Thank you for the directions to make them. I will try this out too. I love purses and cant afford what I would like to get every month or season. I love sewing too. I think you should sell some of...
Record Album Cover Shoulder Bag
It is really ingenious repeat two months ago someone put a purse on made of a game of monopoly bought at a thrift shop. They sewed exactly as you did sew. Did you copy the idea or come up with it on your own, because copywriting is protected on this site like...
Will mother gerbils bury their babies?
Whatever you do dont touch them until they are old enough to move to another cage. Once the mother gerbil is done nursing she wont want them around and will try to harm them. When they are old enough to stop nursing move them to another cage immediately. Watch...
Collecting Freebies for Gifts
Tonya has great advice, but I went to sites like Kellog company. Signed up for their freebies too on my own, and it wasnt because of this article. They still havent gotten me my free talking alarm clock. Did you do something else to get it Tonya? I would greatly...
Frugal Gift Giving Traditions
Our family tradition is this idea. We came up with it a 30 years ago. We shop all year round for Christmas gifts. We use a gift box in our closet to store them. Each gift has a name to whom they go to on it in the forum of a tag of sorts. The week before Christmas...
Game Board Purse
Thank you for the instructions for the purse. I truly would be lost without them. I sew too. You may be a beginner, but you are also a teacher. I sew potholders, pillow covers, animal shapes, repair clothes, and quilts, but I havent learned to sew purses of...
Do beta fight other fish?
Yes Beta fish are extremely territorial. Dont put them in the same tank! They are also cannibals and will eat their own kind. In the wild they live in separate pockets in corals their whole life seldom coming into contact with any other Beta fish. The way they...
My Frugal Life - A Week Of Frugal Summer Fun
Great summer fun doesnt have to be expensive I agree 100 percent with you. Way to go on your frugal fun this summer or last summer. Keep it up and pass along the info. You may start a trend in your area.
My Frugal Life - A Homemade Christmas
Way to go with your creative way to make christmas count as loving as any can to your family. Too many people think that christmas is about expensive gifts from the stores like Barneys and such. You are living proof that this expensive gift giving is a misconception...
Making a Purse from Children's Jeans?
All I can say is I know what you are talking about I have seen them too. They look simple enough to make just go to a store where you say them last a copy the pattern from pictures taken with your camera of the purse and experiment with your own design. If...
Gifts In Canning Jars
I need a gift for my grandma this year. She is my only grandparent left. I was thinking a jar gift, but maybe a convenient one as well as a jar gift. Thank you for the canning jar idea. I may use it. Happy holidays. Tanya
Planning a Wedding?
In the beginning delegating seems fine. Set up a budget first. Frugal and tightwad ideas are always good. Ever hear of people getting married for 500 dollars or less. Go with Home Depo or Lows for rental of chairs they are the best prices in town. Keep the...
My Frugal Life - Homemade Christmas Gifts
You hit the nail right on the head. Jesus is the reason for christmas not Santa Claus made up by businesses who want to sell, sell, sell---They prey on us to spend big and give everyone in the USA a false sense of what the holiday is truly about. Good for you...
My Frugal Life: My Frugal Parents
A seamstress could you not attempt too sew first yourself, or even crochet a dress or two before going into debt for a seamstress. Just a thought. I think you had almost similar life to mine growing up with one exception we sewed and crocheted yours did not...
Still Frugal
I really admire you and I have to say it is about time someone spoke up for big families and frugal living that happens in them. I too come from a big family. I am happy to hear how you have taken what you learned growing up and integrated it into your adult...
Food, Prom and Gifts
I too have 9 children. I have a deadbeat husband who refuses to help us. He has moved on with his life leaving us behind to deal with life on our own. I am not bitter nor are my daughters. I was interested in your free prom dress since my oldest daughter is...
Eating for a Month on $150?
You must have a child, because I know of no state local social services worker that would give a single woman or man that much in food stamps/benefits unless they had diabetes. You can start with going to the cheap non name brand food. If you have a family...
Using Coupons at Dollar Stores?
Allison, The dollar stores dont take coupons. The Walgreens or the like stores do. I asked all the dollar stores in my area and there are 22 of them. None of them take coupons not even the Family Dollar. Your just going to have to talk to the dollar stores...
Using Coupons at Dollar Stores?
I stand corrected the Family Dollar store does accept coupons. I just read a tip that says they do. Im not sure about all areas of the country though. Sorry Allison. Still ask though ok. The other may be wrong too. Tanya :)
Being Frugal and Single on Low Income?
Well to start with these people who posted feedback for you obviously didnt read your posted feedback too. I will tell you as a single person going to the food bank myself. Heres how I make the items last from the food bank. I make up casseroles from the stuff...
Fabulous Dollar Section At Target
I was just curious when did the feedback for this tip/article become about the Salvation Army. It is about Target. I agree Target has a great dollar section. Mine is at the front of the store. I like it a lot too Ashley. Another thing has anyone ever and I...
Newbie to Frugal Living?
First off let me say welcome to frugality! I live off advice of other professionals like Amy D from Tightwad Gazette, and Susan Samtur the Coupon Queen and Rebate Queen of the East. I am the Coupon Queen of Minnesota myself. I really want to be the Coupon Queen...
