Repotting Tomato Seedlings
This Spring we started tomato seeds inside to try and get a head start on yummy produce. We’ve done seedlings inside before with mixed results. Last year we took them outside too early and the cold...
View ArticleHow to Stop Telemarketers & Scam Phone Calls on Your iPhone
While this post is written for iOS/iPhone there is likely a similar feature on Android. I do not know the step-by-step process for that system, but if you do please leave a comment. Ugh… telemarketers...
View ArticleFun at the Beach
The beach is a great frugal place to spend time. Oftentimes the most expensive part of a beach is getting there, but once you are at a beach, you can have hours or even days of fun just using your...
View Article10 Tricks to Save Money While Traveling
I think we can all agree that vacations are a lot of fun, but paying for them is not quite so exciting. Here are 10 tips that we personally use to stretch our travel dollars farther. 1. Rental Car...
View Article2 Month Checkup and Super Cheap Diapers
Frugal Girl had her two month checkup and got a mostly clean bill of health. She has been growing well with weight at 12lbs 10oz (81%), 23 1/4″ tall (83%), and a head circumference of 15 1/2 (83%). I...
View ArticleHow to Refinish a Playset
About five weeks ago our neighbor gifted us their used swing set. Their kids had grown out of it after about 12 years of enjoyment and it had gotten to the point where Frugal Boy was going over to...
View ArticleCatching up on Going Ons
I am way behind on blog posts so here is a turbo catch up. Shae’s maternity leave ended a couple of weeks ago. It was a great taste of what early retirement could be and served to strengthen our...
View ArticleFixing a Dishwasher That is Leaking From A Front Corner
If your dishwasher is leaking from the center bottom of the machine (underneath, right in the middle) then check this blog post. Dishwashers are notoriously prone to breaking down and leaking water all...
View ArticleFreebie Website: Hoopladigital.com
Cord cutting is becoming more and more mainstream as consumers get fed up with the high cost of cable tv and incessant, interruptive advertising. If you have been looking to cut the cable cord, or if...
View ArticleInstalling a New Furnace and Central Air Conditioner
We bought a new furnace and air conditioner! As a bit of background, our 1905 house has a working furnace, but the AC is from 1984 and has never worked during our residency. “Finally!” was the...
View ArticleFixing a Slow-Draining Maytag Maxima Washer
Andrew left Friday for a week-long adventure with his brothers and a couple of uncles up to his uncle’s lake house. This is his first kid-free trip in a long time and my first time watching both Frugal...
View ArticleFrugal Girl 4 Month Checkup
Frugal Girl just had her 4 month checkup. Technically speaking, she is closer to 4 1/2 months old, but we rescheduled the appointment for later because I was out of town. It is hard to believe that it...
View ArticleThe Only Toy Your Child Needs
I will be the first to admit it. My children have WAY WAAYYY too many toys. The kicker is that most of them only get played with a few times before they are tossed aside and ignored for weeks,...
View ArticlePart 1/4 HVAC Replacement: Installing an Ecobee 3 Smart Thermostat
This 4 part series shows some of the decisions and work done to economically upgrade a forced air furnace and ac system. The goal is to reduce the overall cost while improving the finished quality by...
View ArticlePart 2/4 HVAC Replacement: Pouring a New Condenser Pad
This 4 part series shows some of the decisions and work done to economically upgrade a forced air furnace and ac system. The goal is to reduce the overall cost while improving the finished quality by...
View ArticlePart 3/4 HVAC Replacement: Selecting Equipment and More Prep
This 4 part series shows some of the decisions and work done to economically upgrade a forced air furnace and ac system. The goal is to reduce the overall cost while improving the finished quality by...
View ArticleFrugal Girl 6 Month Checkup
Frugal Girl had her six month checkup today and another round of life saving vaccinations. She is daintier than her brother, but she has it were it counts! 27″ tall (83%), 17lbs 5oz (67%), 17.5″ head...
View ArticleA New Landlords Look Back – 1 Year of Apartment Ownership
It has been one year (± a couple of weeks) since we became landlords. You can read the original post here. The goal a year ago and the goal today is to make money. So how did we do? TLDR; we broke...
View ArticleTroubleshooting a Gas Furnace
Fall has arrived and the temperatures at night are starting to get uncomfortably chilly. If you haven’t already, now is the perfect time to do a checkup on your furnace to make sure it is ready for...
View Article5 Things to Do with Halloween Candy
Happy November! If you have kids, you probably have a mountain of candy from trick or treating and Halloween parties. You could eat it all right now, or maybe you did last night, but that would be a...
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