My money and my life

The deal for free meal planning software from Food on the Table is back. This is a service that lets you input your favorite recipes and ...

Okay, so in part 1 I said that next time I would talk about how I shop. But I also said I'm not good at sticking to a plan. So today ...

Anyone will tell you that meal planning is the key to saving money at the grocery store. As far as I can tell there are two main strategies...

Today, I am headed to Chick Fil A for free breakfast . I'm a little late to the party posting this, but it looks like a lot of location...

I love eating out. I love the food, I love the social aspect. I love getting out of my house, and not having to clean up or wash dishes. I ...

As part of my resolution to save money this year, I wanted to work on tackling my grocery budget a little, and I thought I would run a min...

Right now, you can send free Restaurant.com certificates to everyone on your Christmas list. You can send up to 40 free certificates ever...

My husband and I went to a local apple farm yesterday and picked a peck of apples (haha, yeah, it makes me laugh too). For only $9, we got ...

This may seem like an obvious tip to many more seasoned cooks, but it was a new one to me: if you want your meat to go further, shred it. I ...

I just finished reading Barbara Kingsolver's book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and I can't get over how much I loved it. I've rea...

I've written before about how much I love my CSA. Last summer, one of my husband's friends was visiting when I picked up my basket ...

I was at Ikea the other day, helping a friend pick out furniture, and I saw a sign that said: "Bring in 12 inches of newspaper and get ...

I spent a peaceful morning shucking peas: And listening to The Circle of Simplicity: Return to the Good Life on Simple Living Radio (Can you...

One of the things I've been doing lately to combat my Weakness for restaurant food is trying to put up fully cooked meals in my freezer...

I recently signed up for a share in a CSA, which stands for Community supported Agriculture. For a seasonal subscription fee, I get a baske...

I am always fond of the confessional style of personal finance blogposts, so I thought I would spill the beans on my own weakness. My bigge...

So, the day after fall semester ended, hubby and I got on a plane to visit our families. The day before spring semester started we got back...

Many of you who have been reading know that I enjoy coupon shopping, and like to shop at at least one grocery store and two drug stores ever...

(This was originally posted on my old writingup blog.) My husband and I love food and we love restaurants. I know that this is not good for ...

Time for another Frugal Friday ! As much as I like good food, I really do like cheap food too. As a stop gap about eating out too much, I l...