Gardening can help reduce your grocery bill by reducing the amount of produce that you purchase each week. Fresh vegetables are great. This is an old, old tip but if you raise enough veggies, you can "can" them or freeze them. This helps to reduce your grocery bill throughout the year not just when the veggies are fresh. We are going … [Read more...]
Helpful Tip Saturday — Saving Money by Reusing Aluminum Foil
When you are trying to lead a frugal lifestyle, you look for ways to reuse different things. One of the things that I look for are ways to reuse is aluminum foil. Picture by Rakka at Flickr.com A couple of weeks ago, in the "Did You Know" Helpful Saturday Tips, I wrote about washing aluminum foil and reusing it. What are some ways you can … [Read more...]
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How Much Is Too Much?
The other day I was reading an article for some research on one of my other blogs and it talked about how much is too much in our everyday lives. It was talking about how to recognize when you are doing to much in your everyday life. There were some principles that were suggested for attaining a calmer, less stressful life . Some of these … [Read more...]
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Helpful Tip Saturday!!!

Today's Saturday's Tips is all about suggestions and tips to get the most out of buying meat and chicken in bulk. Buying in bulk can save money when you catch meats and chicken on sale. It can be a real chore when you get them home to properly freeze them. It's very easy to just throw them in the freezer in the packages that they are sold. … [Read more...]
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Top 5 Family Changes For 2009
2008 is almost over and if you are like millions of others you are probably making “New Year’s Resolutions.” My family is no different except that we don’t call them “resolutions.” We call them changes. To us, changes sounds a little more down to earth than a “Resolution.” They are basically the same, but it just seems a … [Read more...]
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Cyber Monday Sales!!!
No Black Friday Shopping for Me!!! You may be like me – I don’t go out shopping on Black Friday. I experienced the mob scene one year and that was it for me. Give me a safe, computer online shopping experience anytime. No mobs to fight, no full parking lots, no long lines at the cash register. Cyber Monday … [Read more...]
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Update on Gas Prices in West Texas

Just wanted to give an update on the price of gas in San Angelo. This picture was taken last night at the Town & Country on Bell Street. Let us hear from you about the price of gas in your area!!! … [Read more...]












