Frugal Babe

A rich life without a lot of money

I cut my own hair!

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And I really like how it turned out For years, my husband has been cutting his own hair.  Most of the time, he just shaves it all the way off using the closest setting on the clippers, and then waits a few months and does it again.  Sometimes I’ll give him a snazzy haircut that… Continue Reading

Our little grill is just fine

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I hope all my northern hemisphere readers are having a great spring!  Summer is trying its best to get here, and that makes us think about grilling.  So I have to tell you about our grill: Here she is on the inside: You can see how big she is in relation to the little propane… Continue Reading

Clutterfree with Kids

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A few weeks ago, I received an advance copy of Joshua Becker’s new book, Clutterfree with Kids.  The book went on sale last week (and quickly became the #1 self-help book on Amazon – congratulations Joshua!), so you may have already heard of it or read it.  But if you haven’t yet, I highly recommend… Continue Reading

Kids Love A Simple Christmas

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I hope you’re all having a fantastic holiday season!  The week between Christmas and New Years has always been one of my favorite times of year.  Work-wise, it’s a bit crazy around here because of all the changes that the ACA has brought and open enrollment season being in full swing.  But we’re still fitting… Continue Reading

Easing Back Into Travel As A Family Of Four

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Before we had children, my husband and I used to travel somewhere relatively far-flung at least once a year.  Then our son was born in 2008, and suddenly it seemed much easier to stay home.  And really, that’s what we wanted to do anyway.  A year later, we bought our current house, which has been… Continue Reading

Simple Parenting

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A few days ago, I got an email from a reader named Katie who had this to say: I was wondering if you would be interested in a post for us with kids or soon to be kids as in my case.  I am currently 32 weeks pregnant and agree with a lot of things… Continue Reading

Fun With Ice

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I got inspired this weekend by Regina of Mommy’s Making A Mess (lots of good ideas over there!).  So our son and I whipped up some colored water and made our own ice blocks.  I don’t have any food coloring, so we thought about what we could use instead.  I had a beet in the… Continue Reading