Monthly Archives: May 2010
The Oregon Trail/Food Stamp Challenge
Beginning tomorrow, our family will be participating the entire month of June in the Oregon Trail/Food Stamp Challenge proposed by Katy at The Non-Consumer Advocate. For one month, we will purchase food for our family with the amount a typical … Continue reading
Filed under Frugal Shopping, Living a Frugal Life, Miscellaneous
It Never Rains But It Pours
What next? It’s not like we needed another emergency expense or anything. Today our less than 5-year old washing machine decided it won’t run its final spin cycle any more. After extensive research on the Internet, and Mr. Losing It … Continue reading
Filed under Miscellaneous
Sunday Morning Cherry Coffee Cake
A couple of weeks ago I found two slightly-dented cans of cherry pie filling on the “reduced for quick sale” cart at a local market for just a little over a dollar each, and snapped them up. Since I don’t … Continue reading
Filed under Recipes
Saturday Weigh-In
147.0 this morning when I stepped on the scale. It’s going down . . . YEAH! We had a near panic this week when Mr. Losing It, our oldest daughter and I all put on several pounds about mid-week. What … Continue reading
Filed under Saturday Weigh-In, Weight Loss Maintenance
Almost a No Food Waste Friday! (Or, I Posted Too Soon)
We had another no food waste week at Chez Losing It! It’s taken a bit of work though to wade through everything in the fridge as it’s stayed quite full since last Friday’s shopping, and it’s been my experience that … Continue reading
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A Surprisingly Productive Day
Yesterday we woke up to pouring rain . . . again. No one wanted to get up or get going, and even after I got the girls off to school I didn’t feel much like doing anything. I really needed … Continue reading
Filed under Living a Frugal Life, Miscellaneous, Reducing waste
Frugal Recipe of the Week: Chili Pork Burritos
Several years ago, when I was shopping at Trader Joe’s a woman standing next to me in the frozen food section picked up a bag of gyoza (potstickers) and asked, “What do you do with these?” I told her that … Continue reading
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Disney World the Frugal Way
I swore that our trip to Walt Disney World in 2008 would be our last (eight days of Disney was two days too many for me). But, over the past couple of weeks there have been rumblings around Chez Losing … Continue reading
Filed under Living a Frugal Life, Vacations
I Am SO Ready for Summer
Last week it was warmer in Anchorage, Alaska, than it was here in Portland. We broke back out the fleece and sweatshirts, and it’s the third week of May! Some days it seemed like we experienced all four seasons in … Continue reading
Filed under Living a Frugal Life, Miscellaneous
INCREDIBLE QFC Turkey Deal!!
If you live anywhere near a QFC supermarket, run, don’t walk, and pick up a couple of frozen, Private Selection turkeys at half price! You will need to have a QFC Advantage card to take advantage of this incredible deal, … Continue reading
Filed under Frugal Shopping, Miscellaneous
