Frugal Family Life
Blog URL http://frugalfamilylife.com
Located Hamilton, Ontario Canada
Tags frugal, living, family, elevenmoms, save money, downsizing
Frugal lifestyle blog.
Latest Blog Posts
- Where The Wild Things Are – Movie Review (or why I wouldn’t take young kids) on Oct 17, 2009 in kids Maurice Sendak movie review Where the Wild Things Are
I remember when I first got the book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. I was 7 years old and I’d ordered the book through the Scholastic Monthly book newsletter that my teacher would hand out every month. I took one look at the cover...
- Lunchbox Builder (+ Contest!) on Aug 27, 2009 in frugal
A few days ago I announced a Back-to-School Giveaway and Lunchboxbuilder.com – I played around with the Lunchbox Builder this morning and thought I’d share my results. Once I created my Lunchbox I printed it out. I carefully cut it out &#...
- Lunchboxbuilder.com and Back-to-School Contest! on Aug 24, 2009 in frugal
Back-to-School time has always been a big yearly milestone around my house. When I was kid I couldn’t wait to go get my school supplies. Coloured pencils, cute erasers, crayons. Crisp new notebooks and colourful binders. A new lunchbox. My favo...
- Announcing Fridge Foragers Blog on Aug 20, 2009 in frugal
This has been in the works for a while now but we finally have it up – Fridge Foragers. Over on Fridge Foragers we’ll be talking about quick, easy, healthy family meals including breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks that the whole fami...
- Frugal & Green: Make Your Own Reusable Shopping Bags on Jul 22, 2009 in frugal green living crochet bag knit bag patterns reusable bags reusable shopping bags sew bag
On June 1, 2009 the city of Toronto passed a law meaning that all stores (including restaurants) must charge a minimum of 5 cents for each plastic bag that customers take. The idea it to reduce the amount of plastic bags going into our waste. I’...
- Frugal Food: Safe Meat Handling on Jul 21, 2009 in cleaning frugal food safety kill bacteria non-toxic cleaner raw meat
Nothing seems to strike fear into the hearts of most of us these days quite like the fear of food poisoning and food born bacteria does. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that every year about 76 million people in the United Sta...
- Frugal & Green: Make Your Own Reusable Washclothes on Jul 20, 2009 in frugal green living crochet dishcloth facecloth knit pattern rag reusable washcloth
One of the easiest ways to live a little more frugally and a little greener at the same time is to stop using paper towels and start using washable cloths instead. Knit or crochet cloths are easy to make and are a great replacement for those paper to...
