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Spending money on professional baby portraits
I have seven nieces back in Ohio and their mothers were all religious about documenting their young lives through professional photographs. You know those 'œWatch Me Grow' packages that parents…
Microenterprise: Update
A few weeks ago I wrote about an idea for a microenterprise I'm calling Lunch for Friends. In summary, I'm already making frugal and healthy meals for my little family…
Make your own tinctures
It's actually really easy. I recently invited my herbalist friend over to teach me and my girlfriend how to make our own tinctures. She delved a bit into some calculations…
Creating a really, really free community based economy
Really Really Free Markets (RRFM) are a great way to meet and share material items, resources, and skills with members of your community. Best of all, everything is 100% absolutely…
DIY Gift Bags: Save money by reusing newspapers
Nearly four months after Sam's arrival, congratulatory gifts are still being shipped to our house. I had no idea that his birth would make us a regular stop on our…
Better brown-bagging: how to make an oilcloth lunch bag
I'm a bit of a nut when it comes to budgeting, so I bring most of my lunches from home (also there are no good places to eat around Wall…
Buying Bulk Tea: Ultimate in Cheap Drinking
I am a tea snob. I admit it. I love drinking tea, and generally drink a minimum of 12 cups a day. At this point, I'm pretty sure it's an…
Experiments in DIY: A Simple Sugar Scrub
While browsing a bookstore a few months back, I discovered an interesting looking book called The Big-Ass Craft Book, filled, not surprisingly, with all sorts of craft ideas. Flipping through…
DIY Experimenting: Making Deodorant
The Experiment So Far I'm continuing my gradual process of learning how to make various toiletries as I run out of them. A while back I thought it would be…
DIY Experiment: Starting Simple With Toothpaste
After the post about finding local, home-made lotion for my parents I was inspired to venture into making my own toiletries. I had a couple reasons to want to try:…