Free back to school menu planner from Ziplock and Taste of Home magazine

Do you have two boxes of Ziploc bags or containers hanging around in your pantry?  If so you can visit the Taste of Home website here to enter those UPC codes and download the free back to school menu planner.  You can also sign up for coupons from SC Johnson at this website.

8/1 Update:  I found . . . → Read More: Free back to school menu planner from Ziplock and Taste of Home magazine

Cloth Napkins, how to make and buy them

Buying paper napkins and paper towels is a huge waste of money and resources so at our house we almost always use cloth – even for picnics.

Cloth napkins are usually sized from 10 to 22 inches depending on if they are cocktail or dinner sized ones and they are usually square, but they do not have . . . → Read More: Cloth Napkins, how to make and buy them

July 14, 2010: The Daily Frugal – Make your own reusable dry Swiffer cloths using recycled fleece edition

It’s really rainy today which is kind of a nice break from the hot sun of last week.

Last night I took a look at our kitchen floor and went EWWWWWW….. 

We have two kids 2 and under so there is a lot of food that leaves the table one way or the other.  Walking on Cheerios is . . . → Read More: July 14, 2010: The Daily Frugal – Make your own reusable dry Swiffer cloths using recycled fleece edition

Do you really need to buy that air freshener? Maybe a natural alternative would be safer AND cheaper

Air fresheners are big business and some people spend big money on them, but should you be buying them and what are some other alternatives to the manufactured air fresheners?

There is still a lot of controversy on whether or not air fresheners are dangerous. Many of them have health warnings attached to them. To check out . . . → Read More: Do you really need to buy that air freshener? Maybe a natural alternative would be safer AND cheaper

Frugal choices: Homemade Dry Laundry Soap or Detergent

We have been making our own laundry soap for two years now and I absolutely love being able to walk right past the laundry aisle at the grocery store for months at a time. What a money saver.

Many people ask for the recipe, but I doubt many actually get around to making it because it does . . . → Read More: Frugal choices: Homemade Dry Laundry Soap or Detergent

Frugal Choices: Replace your paper towels with wash cloths

We use very few paper towels in our house these days. In fact the only real use for paper towels in our house is for cooking bacon in the microwave.

I’ve always used rags for cleaning up messes, but I took this one step further and actually purchased wash cloths for this purpose since I didn’t have . . . → Read More: Frugal Choices: Replace your paper towels with wash cloths