Hi, all! :purpcat: How did you hear about frugal village? Not sure! I think I stumbled upon it when I was Googling "debt reduction ticker" for my blog. What interests you here? Finally! An active frugal forum that doesn't COST MONEY (what's up with all these debt-killing sites that charge...

Hello! We're new here and excited to learn/share some new things in relation to healthy living and frugality. My husband and I recently watched Food Inc together and even though we have already been buying from Farmer's Markets and a few organic products, we were shocked by what we did not know...

Friday I go to give the pooches a bath, and notice that Bella has a large mat on her shoulder to under her ear! This dog has NEVER had a mat. And I couldn't work it out :( SO much to my dismay, we would have the shave her. So Saturday, I do the deed. Leave her legs long, and a full head and a...

I'm probably going to be sporadic for this weekend, I'll be on bed rest!!! See, about 2 years ago I was thrown from a horse, I was in the hospital for 5 days with concussion and collapsed lung, it screwed my neck, back and hips up pretty good, But the axis in my neck likes to come out ALOT and...

Mommy's Swedish meatballs! Recipe Descriptionyummy meatballs! Preparation Steps:mix the meats, crush up the crackers. Level of Difficulty:1 Time Needed:1 hour Ingredients:2lbs ground beef 1lb ground pork handful saltine crackers dash garlic salt 1 small onion...

For anyone who wants to document/motivate themselves, this is a challenge to record, day by day, something you do specifically because it is frugal. For example, hanging wash instead of putting it in a dryer, finding a use for leftovers rather than throwing them out, turning off lights you...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OK, so the first step in this one's gonna be "getting the ashtrays out of this house" I don't smoke in the house much, but Hubby does, and after a huge discussion I FINALLY WON!!!! I have never smoked in my home, I...

I have been screwing with ChaCha, I received an invite and did the test, however, the page failed to load on my last test and it said to contact them about the problem, so I did.... every day for the last 2 weeks!!! I finally got a reply last night and went to log into my account to finish...

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:tmi: :tp: Grace pooped on the toilet tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :grwave: OMG I'm sooooooooo proud!!!! :vibes: She's been telling us lately that she needs to, "Mama, I poopoo onda po-ee?"........ so today she asked like 3 times... well the last time was right before bed and...

Have a great birthday!:dancing:

I’m 20 years old and I just moved to my first apartment. I am having some problems being frugal. I need to squeeze more money out of the budget but I feel as though I have squeezed all I can. Or all I am willing to with out a push in the right direction. I am thinking that maybe other people’s...

My son is in 1st grade. "Mommy all the other kids get to buy lunch all the time why do I only get to buy ONE day a week" -I'll let you imagine the crying and screaming this came with today. We're making him choose from the menu one lunch per week. Most parents have their kid buy as it is...

Baby Lexi is have a little problem in her tummy. They are hopping its just gas. They are going to do something about it. Mommy isn't doing very well. She has swelling from her feet to her hips and her blood pressure is sky high. So it looks like she will be addmited tonight. Fern:(

Her name is Lexi Ann she weighs 1 lb and is 13 inches long. She is a fighter. Mommy only got to see her one time before she was transfered to children hospital. she's doing better then expected. She trys to open her eyes and she is kicking. Mommy is still not allowed out of bed. They are giving...

Katie had an award ceremony this morning at school. She got an award for meeting her AR reading goals, which she knew about. What she didn't know was she also won a Character Education Award for Caring. There is a different CE trait each month, and each class nominates one student to win. Katie...

Happy birthday. Wishing you a wonderful day. :smball:

Ugh.  I am here typing trying to ignore DD in hopes that she might lay down and sleep.  Yesterday, she had no nap because she and DH were gone all day, and when they got home she threw a tantrum and wouldn't sleep for him.  Last night was not fun with her-- she was SO grumpy! Today, she and I...

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