My husband and my first meal after our marriage (I was 16 and he was 21) was canned potato soup. We had no stove; I warmed it on the waffle iron. We had no table; we ate on a cardboard box. We had no chairs; we sat in the floor. It was winter, 1978, and cold. We… Continue reading Potato Soup
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Frugal Field Trip
In my city there is a multitude of free or almost free places to go. Our zoo is only $1 entry on Wednesdays in July and August. We are there early to beat the heat, and leave at noon when the day starts to heat up. At that price we can go several times. It… Continue reading Frugal Field Trip
Debt Free!
Common Sense Living (Thrifty, Frugal, and Wise) Being debt free is a goal that seemed unattainable. The state’s economy was is very bad shape, and that meant our business was in worse shape. We struggled through one our state’s worst decades in its history, and finally we lost. We lost our business, our cars, our… Continue reading Debt Free!