Frugally Sustainable
A Resource for All Things Frugal and Sustainable
Ask 5 people what it means to live a sustainable lifestyle and you’ll get 5 very different answers. A buzzword for sure, but not many of us are able to define it. Even Webster seems a little uncertain! Here’s their definition: “1: capable of being sustained 2a : of, relating to, or being a method …
Today was the day! Laundry day! If only you could see my laundry room (Trust me this picture does not do it justice!). Somewhere, in the middle of the huge mount-o-clothes, I thought to myself, “Why on earth do these children have so many jeans and shirts?” And that was it…Momma went minimalist with the …
Fevers seem to strike suddenly. A sign that our immune systems are under attack and working hard to fight back. A fever allows our body to produce a antiviral substance called interferon. Interferon is critically necessary for fighting infection. A fever will also increase the movement and activity of white blood cells which is also important …
So often frugality is equated with poverty; when in fact, it is some of the wealthiest people in the world who are the most frugal. And unfortunately, it is those of us who mistakenly spend money the way we think the wealthy do, who are the poor.In a lot of ways I think we turn …
At least one person in our house eats oatmeal every single day. We love it! Sometimes it’s eaten for breakfast and sometimes it’s eaten as a quick, yummy snack. But have you noticed the price of boxed instant oatmeal these days? Wow! $3.99 for a box of 8 packets of organic instant oatmeal! We easily could …
Becoming a one income family has opened my eyes in ways I could never express. The transition, to one income, was by far the most difficult. Living paycheck to paycheck became a reality. Saving money…well that wasn’t happening! Our salvation came when we began showing some signs of discipline in addition to redefining our wants …
