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Our Frugal Summer – Day 38

On Day 38 wee girl stepped out of her comfort zone and danced at quite a large event. She hasn’t had much experience with crowds – one event downtown at an open air festival and one concert behind her...

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Frugal Friday: Try Going Without

One of the things the last three years has taught me, is that you can go without a lot. I think we often forget that so much of how we live is a choice and that wants are things we … Continue reading →

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Frugal Friday: What Is Achieveable?

When I first started blogging about frugality and simplicity I had the time to read other people’s blogs. Most of those don’t exist now, but among them were lovely people who often inspired me and...

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Savings Saturday: How We Saved Money This Week

I started this wondering what I’d share this week, it is sometimes hard to remember the many little choices we make and how that impacts on finances. Yet again though, as I sit and think about it,...

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Savings Saturday: How We Saved Money This Week

I told wee boy last night that this first week of work/school has kicked my butt. He laughed and told me he wasn’t at all tired, I told him I wished I had his energy! So while I didn’t have … Continue...

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Frugal Friday: Not Everything That is Free Is Without Cost

I’m not someone who chases deals. What I mean by that is that if I don’t need something, I’m unlikely to take it even if it is free or significantly reduced. Partly because someone else may need it...

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Savings Saturday: How We Saved Money This Week

I had to wrack my brain to think about how we saved money this week. When I start this weekly task, I always think there’s nothing, slowly I’m usually reminded of many ways. This week I have to admit I...

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Saturday Savings: How We Saved Money This Week

Once again I feel like there isn’t too much we do, but yet again I’m surprised at how much! This week we saved money by: Harvesting the crop from the garden, using it as the basis for almost all our …...

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Woosh

My pay arrived in my bank account on Christmas Eve. I promptly made a mortgage payment, a utility bill payment and paid for my car & house insurance. I was left with $34 in the bank and $5 in my …...

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Budget: January 7-20

I get paid twice a month, which means twice a month I watch the woosh! Today was no different! :) Here’s our budget for the next two weeks after paying the mortgage, one utility bill and internet/home...

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Reducing The Shame of Poverty

This past month our family as been spending a lot more time together, just like families around the world. Time together tends to lead to more conversation, conversations that are often centred around...

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My HuffPost Article

A warm hello to everyone who found me through my HuffPost article that went live today. I wrote the article a couple weeks ago, at the hight of fear after seeing one or more of my jobs/gigs/income...

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Coffee, It’s Just The Beginning

A massive thank you for the lovely notes on my last post, it means a great deal. I am starting to feel a bit of the hope of what’s to come, rather than the weary about what has past; I think it will...

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