Thrifted LEGO Storage And An Update On Our Cell Phone Plan

March 13, 2013

When we moved our boys’ toys downstairs to our new playroom, we tried to make sure that everything was organized, easy to find, and easy to put away.  Our older son loves LEGO, and can spend hours building all sort of stuff with it.  His collection is a combination of gifts from Grandma and stuff [...]

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A Free Display Setup For Kids’ Artwork

March 5, 2013

Our older son loves to draw and make crafts.  He’s forever creating new masterpieces, and his little brother is starting to follow in his footsteps (although for now, we’re still working on convincing him that paper makes a better canvas than the floors and windowsills…). For a while, we had artwork stuck all over the [...]

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Our Refurbished Two Dollar Night Stand

March 4, 2013

This week’s Bundle of the Week will be perfect for my readers – it’s all about frugality!  Five ebooks for $7.40.  Here’s what you get this week: Become a Frugali$ta in 30 Days by Susan Heid Your Grocery Budget Toolbox by Anne Simpson Advanced Penny Pinching by Tabitha Philen From Debtor to Better by Barry [...]

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Cull Lumber Transformed Into Shelves

February 25, 2013

Our basement is thiiiiiis close to being finished.  Just a few more nooks and crannies to touch up with paint.  But for all practical purposes, it’s done and we’ve moved in down there.  We’re loving having a gym and a playroom, and we had our first overnight guests in the downstairs guest room last week, [...]

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Recycled Toy Storage

February 19, 2013

Our older son has several games and toy sets that contain lots of tiny little pieces.  Most of them came from Goodwill and their original boxes were long gone.  Or the original boxes were cardboard and not very sturdy.  I wanted a way to keep everything organized and also be able to see what was [...]

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Our Homemade Pull Up Bar

February 12, 2013

When it comes to body weight exercises, it’s hard to beat pull ups.  Unless a person has a very strong upper body and/or does pull ups regularly, it can be tough to do even one good one.  But, as with anything else, practice makes perfect – we can all get strong enough to do pull [...]

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Our New Ten Dollar Cell Phone Plan

February 1, 2013

About a month ago, we lowered our cell phone bill from $50/month to $10/month, ended up with a much better phone, and still get the same amount of phone service that we’ve always had.  I’m thrilled with the new plan, and want to share the story with you all in case any of you are [...]

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Refinancing Our Mortgage

January 21, 2013

About a year after we bought our house, we considered refinancing.  At the time, we were being offered a rate of 3.75%, and we owed about $152k on our house.  After doing the math, we decided that it didn’t make sense to refinance, and we kept our 4.625% loan.  But now, two and a half [...]

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Ten Bucks For A New Carpet Cleaner

January 10, 2013

The main level of our house has a lot of oatmeal-colored carpet.  It’s in our bedrooms, hallway and living room.  It wouldn’t be my first choice – I prefer hard floors that can be mopped – but it’s what was there when we bought the house, and it’s only five years old, so it’s not [...]

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Fixing Instead of Replacing, And A New Bundle of the Week

January 7, 2013

It’s Monday again, which means that there’s a new Bundle of the week available!  This week, the books are all about motherhood and parenting – five ebooks for $7.40! – so be sure to check them out if you’re interested in that subject. In my own parenting adventure… A few weeks ago, I picked up a [...]

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