Monthly Archives: April 2010
Food Waste Friday: Third Time’s a Charm?
Another week with no food waste! It’s almost hard to believe that we used to always have food that had to be thrown away, until I joined up with The Frugal Girl and Food Waste Friday that is, and started documenting … Continue reading
Filed under Food Waste Friday, Reducing waste
There’s Always Room for Improvement
Mr. Losing It and I are sometimes slightly amazed by how much differently we’re doing things than we were just six months ago. We’ve made both small and large changes in our lifestyle, with the biggest changes seen in how … Continue reading
Frugal Recipe of the Week: Addictive Sweet Potato Burritos
A friend sent me this recipe for burritos last year and they quickly became a favorite and a nice change from more “traditional” burritos. They’re not only delicious and easy to make, but the ingredients don’t cost a lot, and … Continue reading
Filed under Frugal Recipe of the Week, Recipes
Dandelions-B-Gone!
This past weekend the Losing It family finally got around to cleaning up the back yard for the summer. Mr. Losing and I told the girls that it would only take an hour or so if all of us worked … Continue reading
Filed under Gardening, Living a Frugal Life
Financial Peace Without the University
Mr. Losing It and I were supposed to begin Dave Ramsey’s 13-week Financial Peace University course last week. We have read Dave’s book, Total Money Makeover, gleaned lots of great tips from it, recommend it to others who want to … Continue reading
Filed under Debt, Debt Elimination
Sunday Morning Strawberry-Chocolate Chip Pancakes
I had planned to make banana-blueberry pancakes this morning. We had some bananas that I wanted to use, I have blueberries in the freezer, but when I was searching for a way to upgrade my regular pancake recipe, I came … Continue reading
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Saturday Weigh-In and Friday Shopping
Did you know that, just like combining errands to save on energy, regular blog posts can be combined to save on time? Actually, the entire Losing It family will be spending the day getting our jungle of a back yard … Continue reading
Filed under Frugal Shopping, Saturday Weigh-In
Food Waste Friday: Again, Again!
Whoo hoo! Another week without any food waste! I really had doubts about whether we could do it again this week as our oldest (and biggest eater) was still out of town so there were always lots of leftovers (she … Continue reading
Filed under Food Waste Friday, Reducing waste
Frugal Recipe of the Week: Split Pea and Barley Soup
The end of soup weather is approaching, although I know better than to predict anything about Portland weather. We can usually count on plenty of rainy, cool days right up until the day after the Fourth of July! The weather … Continue reading
Filed under Frugal Recipe of the Week
