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Most of the time, we make life more complicated than necessary. Take cream rinse or hair conditioner. It can be a lifesaver, for it...

You want to have a lovely dinner, something magical.   What is one easy way to create that illusion?   Candles, of course. Yes, to make...

Truthfully, I don’t know when I decided to embark on a smaller existence. It must have been the cold fall night when I was in an...

This Christmas will be simple. Yes, only two of our five children will be around, but it will be uncomplicated for other reasons.  We...

When I get dressed in the morning, two of my favorite scriptures are identical–Matthew 6:28-29 and Luke 12: 27 RSVCE.  In them, Jesus...

My husband Michael, of 35 years, and I were riding home in our 15-year-old car when I asked him, "Hey, I need to write a blog; so what do...

We’ve discussed gleaning outside the home and gleaning inside.  I want to address Reverse Gleaning, known as de-junking. When my lovely...

Frugal ideas are like softball pitches: they arrive in various styles.   My softball pitcher daughter has taught me that play areas...

In the last TFC blog post, Glean Outside Your Home to Save Big, we discussed how gleaning outside (collecting little by little) can help...

My daughter-in-law, Caroline Avant, said she had an idea for my writing. Caroline mentioned that her neighbors (this past fall) would...

You’ve probably seen those colorful aluminum containers that grasp your credit cards and are RFID resistant, meaning that thieves can’t...

You probably have it lurking under your bathroom counter, and if you are like the rest of us, your $1.50 bottle of 70% or 91% rubbing...

Need a clever way to use up both soap chips and leftover corn chip, the kind at the bottom of the bag. Well read on for a solution to both!

In this 4th and final part of “Cutting Back on Your Food Costs," let’s look at the last two SOS Principles. In my earlier articles, we hav

Budgeting your food money affects what your family consumes, their health, how much you spend on medical care, how often you eat out, and ho

Have leftovers that are leaving you baffled? Use them all in either Freezer Bowl Soup or The Frugal Catholic Casserole for a tasty meal.

Need to stretch your provisions? Read this blog and find out with WATER!!!

Want to learn four sentences that can change your spending habits? Read these four wise sayings, apply them, and watch your money grow.TFC

Want a way to "date your mate" without killing the budget. Read on!

The SOS philosophy says: SOS: Set Our Spending (create a family budget). And families aren't the only ones who need a budget.