My Etsy

Frugal Living

You say tomay-toe, I say to-mah-toe.

Saving money during the holidays:

A More Frugal, More Simple Holiday Season.

On parenting and money and frugality:

A Quarter of a Million Dollars in Eighteen Years, They Say!

Affording Our Baby.

Once or twice a year, I do a buy nothing month. It’s an exercise in fasting from extra spending.

To read about the month:

Buy Nothing ’08

Read all my posts about buy nothing months here.

Read about my budgeting:

Ashley Starts Budgeting : the Totally Awesome Plan

No new clothing for four months.

Sometimes, I struggle with not having a lot of money to spend.

I don’t spend a ton of money, but I do have priorities.

Cooking from scratch (especially vegetarian cooking!)  is a great way to save money. Check out my recipes page for some ideas.