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Homemade Laundry Detergent Experiment

Phase 1: Buy ingredients 1 big box of Borax – 4.35 2 medium boxes of washing soda – 6.98 10 bars of Ivory soap (only used 4) – 4.99 Total cost – $16.32 Ingredients left over – five bars of … Continue reading

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February’s Meals – Photojournaled

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 (frequent use meals) February’s Shopping Trips This month (4-week cycle, really), as with the last 24+ months, I spent under $200 on my groceries. That doesn’t count the $25 per month I … Continue reading

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February Grocery Trips

Are you looking for Part 1? Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 (frequent use meals) February’s Meals February’s Meals Photojournal Ok gang – Here is everything I bought this month. No joke. Coming in a couple days – a photojournal … Continue reading

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How to Make Homemade Vanilla

I hear you can get a full pound of vanilla beans for $25. That’s amazing! I got these beans, 10 for $5… and I bought 20 beans. I’m not going to do the calculations for how expensive this vanilla is… … Continue reading

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Frugal Tips Friday – Saving Money on Groceries – part 4

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 February’s Shopping Trips February’s Meals February’s Meals Photojournal September 2013 budget update Here’s just a list of my regular use stack. Probably 75% or more of the meals we eat are off this list. … Continue reading

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