Cup-o-Cakes & Tup-o-Cakes: Easy, Frugal Portable Desserts

An easy, time- and money-saving way to prepare personal-sized cakes as a snack for yourself, with a friend or everyone at your dinner table.

Tricky Treats for Trick-or-Treaters: Healthy and Useful Alternatives to Halloween Candy

Surprise your trick-or-treaters this year by giving them something besides ordinary candy. If you feel like doing something different for your neighborhood children, here are a few suggestions. Some of these options may or may not work for you depending on your budget as they might cost a little more the average Halloween candy, but [...]

Fast and Frugal Recipe: Mediterranean Pizza Toast

This is a really handy and yummy recipe we have been using a lot lately. It’s great as a snack or as a meal, and something the whole family is sure to love. The recipe is flexible, just as it is whenever making your only pizza. The cost of each slice probably comes to about [...]

Joint Accounts to Maximize Cash Back and savings Interest Earnings

The other day I posted a comment about how my sister and I share a Blue Cash Credit Card from American Express on Kevin’s post $327 in AMEX Cash Back Thus Far at No Debt Plan and he emailed me to ask out of curiosity why I share an account with my sister because it [...]

Frugality 101

An introduction to frugal living with basic tips for saving money in everyday life.



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