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Shannon Buck wrote 1 month ago: On page 44 of The Tightwad Gazette, Amy discusses her frugal lifestyle. The article has great tips f … more →

Tags: Household needs, frugally, Reduce Reuse Recycle, tightwad, Cheapskate, Low-Income, Free, Finances, Tightwad Gazette Revisited

Pumpkin Puree Instead of Pumpkin in a Can

Shannon Buck wrote 1 month ago: In Amy’s book The Complete Tightwad Gazette, she discusses on page 30 how to save money on pum … more →

Tags: autumn, Cheap, Cheapskate, Food, Food Cupboard Creations, The Autumn Holidays, Tightwad Gazette Revisited, winter, Winter Holidays

2-Tier Mini Greenhouses with Plastic Covering

Shannon Buck wrote 4 months ago: I stopped in at a yard sale up the street last Saturday. I was pleased to find two mini greenhouses … more →

Tags: Adventures in Yard Saling, Savings, Yard Sale, mini, Greenhouses

Family Guide to Going Green 20092 comments

Shannon Buck wrote 5 months ago: The Family Guide to Going Green 2009 is a great resource for any household.  As low-income individua … more →

Tags: Food, Utilities and Other Bills, Household needs, Goals: Save and Help, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Low-Income, Family, Life, Saving Money

Un-Banking the Trailer

Shannon Buck wrote 6 months ago: As I am working, Zowie is outside un-banking the trailer. She is 17, and has done this task for the … more →

Tags: Reduce Reuse Recycle, spring, re-use, trailer, Plastic, saves money, un-bank, slats, Nails

Goals for the New Year: 20092 comments

Shannon Buck wrote 10 months ago: By now, I’m sure that everyone has had the chance to reassess the previous year and decide, at … more →

Tags: Goals: Save and Help, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Weightloss, Goals, gardening, Declutter, writing, new year, 2009

Winter Prep: 2008 (Done so far)

Shannon Buck wrote 1 year ago: Right now, I am working on the pantry. Zowie got most of the trailer banked today, and I have had my … more →

Tags: Food, Household needs, Goals: Save and Help, Winter Prep, Yard, heat tape, bank the trailer, Pantry, cleaned

Preparing for Spring1 comment

Shannon Buck wrote 1 year ago: (I know this is the wrong time of the year, but I want to get it posted.) By Shannon Buck – Co … more →

Tags: Food, Decorating Frugally, Low-Income, Cheap, spring, Family, Yard, Table, Herbs

Update on my Garden3 comments

Shannon Buck wrote 1 year ago: My little garden did okay this year. I learned a lot from the experience, things that I will use whe … more →

Tags: Food, Goals: Save and Help, Low-Income, Tips, Garden, Plants, Sunflower, succession planting

Caring for Your House Plants with Minimal Cost to You

Shannon Buck wrote 1 year ago: House plants are actually pretty easy to care for. You want to know a few things to start with, like … more →

Tags: frugally, Cheapskate, Free, Cheap, Planting, Porthos, spider plant, Sun, plant pots

How to Acquire Free House Plants

Shannon Buck wrote 1 year ago: I think that most people get their houseplants from their mother or grandmother. I once had a spider … more →

Tags: Reduce Reuse Recycle, Low-Income, Free, Porthos, House plants, Root, Starts

Almost Homemade Tomato Vegetable Soup #1

Shannon Buck wrote 1 year ago: You will find this very yummy recipe on Frugal Recipes by clicking the link below. Almost Homemade T … more →

Tags: Food, frugally, Cheapskate, Low-Income, Food Cupboard Creations, Free, Vegetable, Soup, Frugal

Free House Plants1 comment

Shannon Buck wrote 1 year ago: This past May, as I was helping the neighbors pack, I was the recipient of a well established spider … more →

Tags: Low-Income, Free, Porthos, spider plant, House plants

Updates1 comment

Shannon Buck wrote 1 year ago: Well, there is still no luck on the job front, but I am not giving up. My sister has an application … more →

Tags: Food, Cleaning, clothing, Kitchen Needs, Household needs, Goals: Save and Help, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Cheapskate, Freezing

New Recipe Posted to Frugal Recipes

Shannon Buck wrote 1 year ago: I just love my garden. The lettuce, tomatoes and peas are doing so well that we were able to use the … more →

Tags: Food, Goals: Save and Help, Dinner, recipe, Garden, salad, Frugal Recipes, Garden Salad

The Make-Shift Compost Bin

Shannon Buck wrote 1 year ago: My nephew and I built a compost bin a couple of weeks ago. We built it using big, heavy, wooden pall … more →

Tags: Goals: Save and Help, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Compost, make-shift, compost bin, Pallet, dried leaves, Grass, produce

How I Recycle2 comments

Shannon Buck wrote 1 year ago: The only things that we actually recycle are returnables. We do not have a vehicle, and we do not ha … more →

Tags: Food, clothing, Others, Goals: Save and Help, Reduce Reuse Recycle, cooking, Thrift Shop, Second-Hand, water

Reusing Every Day Items: Things that I Plan to do

Shannon Buck wrote 1 year ago: There are still things that I intend to start doing to help the environment and to live more frugall … more →

Tags: Kitchen Needs, Household needs, Others, Goals: Save and Help, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Frugal, Environment, Home, reuse

Reusing Coffee Grounds1 comment

Shannon Buck wrote 1 year ago: I have been doing this by adding the used grounds to the garden and planters. It is easy to just dum … more →

Tags: Food, Goals: Save and Help, Reduce Reuse Recycle, ant repeelent, Coffee grounds, Garden, reuse


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