Aren’t we all looking to save some money this time of year? I thought so. With that in mind, I’m sharing the top ten Hodgepodge posts of 2011 in celebration of frugal living…
- Back to Basics Series
- Meal Plan: Cheap Eats for Two Weeks
- Frugal Living: Homemade Wheat Thins
- Frugal Living: Homemade Laundry Detergent (or how I got a $132 a year pay raise)
- Frugal Living: Beans and Rice
- Meal Plan: Bunches of Batch Cooking
- Meal Plan: Freezer and Pantry Challenge
- Slow Cooker Yogurt: Frugal Living
- Homemade Cookie Dough: Frugal Living
- Homemade Paper Doll Costume: Frugal Living
- Plus a bonus: Baby Steps to Frugal Living at Heart of the Matter (includes homemade floor cleaner)
Folks, these frugal friends will also help you on your journey to save money. I hope you will stop by for a visit:
- Premeditated Leftovers – Alea shares frugal recipes, is a fellow $5 Dinners contributor and her references to every day life make me laugh out loud!
- All Things Beautiful – Phyllis always encourages by sharing her family’s homeschool life. Be inspired by the learning in their home. Oh the projects! The ideas! Check out this Index of 2011 posts.
- Household Ways – another wonderful spot hosted by my friend, Phyllis! I stop by here all the time for recipe inspiration. She also has a whole section for homemade household cleansers.
- $5 Dinners – the go-to site for all around frugal living by my friend Erin Chase.
- The Bluestocking Belle – Ellen shares a whole series on adventures in frugality. And it is an adventure, isn’t it? I love her take on things.
- Sam’s Noggin – Sam also is on the hunt for frugal in her series, Finding Frugal. Great ideas here!
- An Oregon Cottage – Jami’s site is about living on less, DIY projects, menu planning, recipes and more!
- The Homeschool Classroom – there’s always something easy, frugal and inspirational for homeschool here.
- Jimmie at Jimmie’s Collage – has an entire page of freebies for homeschoolers as well as printable notebooking pages on her Notebooking Fairy site. You can spend hours here!
- Handbook of Nature Study – free nature study downloads – compiled all in one page. Barb-Harmony Art Mom is always so generous with resources and encouragement.
- Holy Spirit Led Homeschooling – Jamerrill has a section of money savers and family food savings as well as free printables.
- Deep Space Sparkle – I just found this beautiful spot on the web full of art inspiration. Thanks to my friend Kellie for pointing me that way. Lots of art lessons to browse.
*You might also be interested in my Top Ten 2011 Slow Cooker Recipes or our Top Ten Helpful Habits
How are you hoping to save money in the new year? What are your frugal living tips? Do you have a favorite money-saving site?
Ellen says
January 3, 2012 at 4:05 PMHi, Tricia, and thanks for the shout out! I wanted to add my .02 regarding the homemade laundry detergent. We’ve been using it (the powdered variety) for several months now, and I am thoroughly pleased. Even though the Fels Naphtha soap has a strong scent in bar form, it is barely detectable on our clean clothes — an aspect I like, since nothing must interfere with my perfume (or should I say, parfum? Oh, well.).
Thanks for all your frugal inspiration!
Hodgepodgemom says
January 3, 2012 at 11:05 PMI love the laundry detergent too Ellen. We’ve been using it for almost a year and a half now. Though the liquid version lasts the longest for us. And, I too, like that you can just barely smell the Fels Naphtha. And thank YOU for all your frugal inspiration! Love your latest homemade frames!
Lindsay @ BytesOfMemory says
January 4, 2012 at 8:05 AMWhat a great list of resources! I am always looking for new ways to save money!
Angel Collins says
January 4, 2012 at 9:41 PMReally nice of you to list all of those and I’d like to try some of the ideas included in there. It is a good way to start being frugal for the start of the year! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
[email protected] says
March 11, 2012 at 3:27 PMTricia, thanks for sharing all these great frugal resources, especially the free printable pages.
I’ve homeschooled for years and now I’m a homeschool grandma. Because we were a one income family, like most homeschoolers, we were always on the lookout for family friendly resources that were useful and frugal, and that’s what you are supplying.
God’s blessings to you as you continue your homeschool journey.
Susan Mueller
EducatingToday.com