60+ Frugal ways to use baking soda
March 27, 2008 by kellys
Filed under Top 10 lists, cleaning, frugal living, household product, kitchen, top 50
So I promised a closer look at baking soda. It seems to be a huge resource for a lot of things. And you don’t get much cheaper than $1 for a powerful cleaning agent. So here is my list of the top uses for baking soda. Some will seem familiar as we have talked about them before.
In the Kitchen:
Make a paste with water to clean up your sink that isn’t very abrasive.
Stick a box in your fridge to keep the smell gone.
Mix 3 tsp with hot water to soak and remove tea and coffee stains from thermos’ and tea cups.
Use …read more
Blog Carnival of the Top 50
March 10, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under blog carnival, top 50
I know how much you all love lists. This time, the Lifestyles Channel has come together for a blog carnival of our top 50. I trust you’ll enjoy your travels through the other blogs.
Eliza, the new writer for Babylune, gives us 50 Things I Wish I Knew About Breastfeeding. Some people can tell you what breastfeeding is like. You can read books and educate yourself as much as possible, but there are still some things that you don’t know until you go through it yourself.
Maricar at Keeping the Castle has 50 Springtime Recipes. I’m always looking for a new recipe to try and …read more
50 Helpful Thrifty Mommy Articles
March 10, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Top 25, saving money, thrifty-links, top 50
Sometimes at Thrifty Mommy we give you tips on sales and other things that are only relevant to that week. But then there are times that we have lists of ways to save time and money that can be helpful for years to come.
I decided to surf around the archives and pull together some of our helpful articles. Most of these articles are relevant to men and women, whether or not you’re married with children.
I hope you will enjoy these articles. Let us know which ones are your favorite or if there are some other Thrifty Mommy articles that should have been included.
Happy browsing!
Housekeeping
25 Ways to …read more
50+ Ideas to Keep Us from Wasting Food
February 22, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under food, frugal friday, frugal living, top 50
At one time or another, we’re all going to have excess food, whether it be leftovers or fruits and veggies that are about to go bad. Sometimes it’s hard to think of what we’ll do with them so that we don’t waste food. To help us all out, I’ve compiled a list of ideas. Enjoy!
1. Use over ripe bananas to make banana bread.
2. Use apples, peaches, etc to make a pie or cobbler. Umhmmm!
3. Leftover grilled chicken tastes great on top of a salad!
4. Have excess bread? Make stuffing or croutons.
5. Use your excess hamburger to make a sloppy joe …read more
