Well this was a pretty low key week for us on the saving money front. I decided to have my no spend week coincide with the first week of Frugal February to kind of jumpstart the challenge. So the only money I spent this week was $25 at the grocery store for essential food items. … Continue reading Frugal February Week 1 Update
Month: February 2018
Low Carb Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
I adapted this recipe from the Heavenly Homemakers website and it is my favorite low carb dessert of all time. There are no sugar alcohols so these do not hurt your stomach at all. The secret to this recipe is to not use the virgin coconut oil that actually tastes like coconuts (unless you actually… Continue reading Low Carb Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Five Frugal Things
All of my Five Frugal Things stem from the fact that I am having a no spend week this week to jumpstart Frugal February, so here they are: 1. Redistributed my resources We live in a two story house and it feels like each floor is a different country sometimes:) When I am upstairs I… Continue reading Five Frugal Things
Goal Update for Week 5
1. Walk 500 miles this year I walked 10 miles this week so I am up to 42 miles for the year and only 458 to go! 2. Eat less than 30 net carbs I did this for 6 out of 7 days. I also have been posting some of my favorite low carb recipes… Continue reading Goal Update for Week 5
Learning with Pinterest-Groundhog Day
Since Groundhog day was this week, we decided to learn all about groundhogs in science and make a few fun crafts for art. Interesting facts we learned about groundhogs: 1. We learned that groundhogs are related to squirrels. 2. The people who love groundhogs are called marmotophiles and scientists who study groundhogs are called marmotologists.… Continue reading Learning with Pinterest-Groundhog Day
Chicken Crust Pizza (Low carb and Gluten free)
I love pizza and I have found many ways to still eat it while on a low carb diet. One of my favorite low carb pizza recipes, besides Fat head pizza, is called Chicken Crust Pizza. When I first saw this recipe, I was pretty skeptical as to how it would turn out, but… Continue reading Chicken Crust Pizza (Low carb and Gluten free)
Frugal February 2018
Today kicks off Frugal February, so I thought I would share with you all of my rules for our household spending this month and why I choose to participate each year. Almost 4 years ago, we paid off our mortgage and became 100% debt free...yay! However, after we paid the mortgage off, I found myself… Continue reading Frugal February 2018
Clinging to the Little Way 