A wonderful surprise
Blog readers may know, just like you, I’ve been struggling with the higher costs of normal living expenses. Everything is higher this year and even more than in past years. … Continue reading
Food as medicine
This is a follow up to my previous post about my weird popcorn craving and anemia. I’m not against working with a doctor or a nurse practitioner; however, I refuse … Continue reading
Toilet sink – not yet
Anyone who has been reading my blog for awhile may remember how passionate I am about water conservation at home. I rarely let water go down the drain that hasn’t … Continue reading
Frugal when cooking
Long ago I read something about cooking meals that struck me it could have been describing my Grandma Mama. She let nothing go to waste. I never forgot about it … Continue reading
Bathroom repairs
This was my toilet before. I believe it’s a 1950s Mansfield. A water guzzler. When the handle broke and the fill control stopped working I removed the top completely so … Continue reading
Grocery prices still rising
I’m posting this early because this weekend is going to be very busy with workers coming and going through my house. I may not get a chance to work on … Continue reading
Mending t-shirt holes
Last week when doing laundry I noticed one of the t-shirts had a couple holes in it. I don’t know how it happened but I don’t want those holes to … Continue reading
Enjoying springtime
I’ve been busy with appointments, community meetings, and spring cleaning. Our property taxes are going up again. I went to a couple of meetings about how to object to the … Continue reading
Water and sewer rate hikes
Here in Louisville we receive one combined water and sewer bill from two different companies. We are billed monthly for what we used the previous month. In our September bill, … Continue reading
A kilowatt budget
I’m sorry I’m late getting this post finished. I’ve been busy in the kitchen everyday doing some winter prep canning. I canned, ham & bean soup, red beans, pinto beans, … Continue reading
Stretching my budget
I’ve had several questions about how I manage to survive with a very limited budget. I do what I call self-rationing. Have you ever heard of self rationing? What is … Continue reading
Utility use
I just spent all last week being very sick. It was either a nasty virus or a case of food poisoning from the pizza place where my granddaughter had her … Continue reading
Not for me yet
After reading comments and some careful research I’ve decided to not do any of the creative finance options at this time. I’ll explain my reasons. There was a time when … Continue reading
More denture adventures
Almost two years ago, July & August 2019, I had gone to the dental school and a dentist office for estimates on getting surgery and snap in dentures made. The … Continue reading
Christmas in June
My internet and phone has been out for a couple of days. A construction crew cut the underground fiber optic lines. Gosh, we never know what will happen around here. … Continue reading
Financial decisions to make
I’ve been writing a blog since about 1997 or 1998. I remember writing posts calming reader fears over Y2K. Do you remember the Y2K days? I remember something called Open … Continue reading
Beef and barley stew
I decided to use the package of the beef I got from the foodbank to make a beef and barley soup. Well it morphed into a stew instead. I made … Continue reading
November foodbank day
I hope everyone had a good holiday meal and time with friends and family. I cooked the turkey at my house while my daughter made everything else at her house. … Continue reading
Where are the turkeys?
I like baking a turkey breast for my lunch meat instead of buying deli sliced or that shrink wrapped stuff sold by the ounce. This time of year there are … Continue reading
Better to give away than throw away
I’ve written about the different food banks before but I really should explain again. I visit and write about the mobile food bank which is also called the outdoor food … Continue reading
Food bank day
We had another food bank day. Thank goodness it was much cooler with a light breeze. Both videos are less than one minute each. On average we stand in line … Continue reading
Outdoor foodbank day
I went to the outdoor foodbank a few days ago. I believe the last time I had gone was back in March. I’m sure glad the foodbank workers decided to … Continue reading
More house cleaning
While on the subject of cleaning here is one house cleaning issue you may not know about unless you live under city ordnance code rules like me and next door … Continue reading
Where did spring go?
A quick question for you readers. How do you milk an almond? I can’t seem to find the teets. 🙂 The temperatures went from being spring like in the 60s … Continue reading
Yup, I knew it
Remember a few days ago when I showed my budget and told how everything would be getting more expensive? Well, its happening already. Not long ago the Jefferson County mayor … Continue reading
Na Na pinches her pennies 