Shopping “sales” can actually cause you to spend more in the long run if you aren’t intentional. The best way to shop annual sales is to prepare in advance (like a year in advance), make a list, and stick to it. Here are the home decorating items that might be worth waiting for, then buying […]
Coupon Binder Tour
Coupons and price matching have been the only way I have been able to stay on a tiny budget. I am what I like to call a “health-nut couponer”. I am a vegetarian  who believes unprocessed food is the way to go, I prefer all-natural cleaners, I don’t wear make-up or use perfumes and have […]
Hosting A Great Garage Sale
Garage sales are a great way to make a little spending money and declutter your home at the same time! Garage sales are a great way to make a little spending money, and declutter your house at the same time! I love garage sale season!  When you decorate on pennies you rely on roadkill furniture, thrift […]
Must Stop Shops For Frugal Decorating
When you are decorating on pennies like I am, you rely on hand-me-down furniture, and great discount shopping sources! I know I tend to rejoice over those ridiculously discounted finds in my posts, and I’ve gotten quite a few emails and comments asking “where did you get it?” and “how can I find it at […]
Barely Budget Decorating
To say we are frugal may be the understatement of the year. When you add my husband’s impossibly practical cheapness and his lack of decor savvy to my frugality, you have basically end up with no decor budget. Of course, our priorities are paying off our house by the time we turn 32, having college funds […]