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5 Items of Trash You can Repurpose or Reuse

April 7, 2016 by jlpenner 3 Comments

When many of us make the decision to start saving money, we often focus is often on the amount of money we can spend every month. It’s good to remember that you can also save money by Repurposing and Reusing items that you would normally throw away. It’s also good for the environment. If you are trying to both teach your kids to save money and be an environmentalist you could have a fun family activity of coming up with {Read More}

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Garlic Roast Chicken Recipe With Vegetables

April 4, 2016 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

Garlic Roast Chicken Recipe With Vegetables

Garlic Roast Chicken Recipe This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MyNutrishDish #CollectiveBias I love that nutritious, real food can also be affordable. Often, when I think about real food price tag becomes a concern, but it doesn’t have to. Real food is often much let expensive than eating out. Healthy eating is important for EVERY member of my family… all the way to my pets. Take, for example my {Read More}

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“Regrow” Food You Would Throw Away

April 1, 2016 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

I have several articles on Frugal Living Mom for reducing food waste including ideas on making food last longer and how to use overripe produce. Any food you don’t throw into the trash is money in your pocket. So new ideas on this topic are always welcome in my book. A couple of years ago the girls and I regrew a celery stalk and it was super cool to watch (check it out here).  You can also regrow onions and {Read More}

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Homemade Chocolate Chip Protein Bars

March 31, 2016 by jlpenner 6 Comments

Homemade Chocolate Chip Protein Bars

YUM!! these are so yummy!! Seriously, too yummy. I think in the future I am going to see if I can reduce the sugar a bit because these are just dessert with a little protein thrown in. My husband LOVES Clif Bars.  Truly, I think he is addicted to them, lol.  But he recently discovered that he is really sensitive to soy.  This means Clif Bars and most other protein bars are out. I went on a mission to find {Read More}

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Gluten Free Snacks, Heathy Snacks, Kid's Snacks, Recipes, Snack Recipes

How to Get a Brand New Wardobe for FREE

March 28, 2016 by jlpenner 6 Comments

Spring is officially here! And with the changing season, you are going to be needing a change of clothing too! It is time to put those sweaters and jeans away and stock up on short sleeve tops and colorful skirts! The changing of the season is surely something to look forward to, but one thing that you may not look forward to is having to BUY these spring wardrobe staples. Ten dollars for a top, twenty dollars for a skirt, {Read More}

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5 Ways to Have Frugal Family Fun!

March 24, 2016 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

If you like this post please Pin It This is a guest post by Kelly Wilson, author of Live Cheap & Free! Strategies to Thrive in Tough Economic Times. You can find her at www.WilsonWrites.com In September, we took our family to an Octoberfest celebration at a locally owned amusement park. We never go anywhere without a coupon, so after a little research, I found a 2-for-1 admission coupon for my husband and me. As the kids didn’t cost as {Read More}

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