Category: kitchen
Freeze Ripe Bananas With Lemon Juice
| August 8, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under food, kitchen |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Freeze Bananas With The Power of Lemon Juice ! Uh – Oh …. The Cheapskate Mom's Gone Bananas! As I mentioned in my previous post Cheap Breakfast Shakes – the hubby and I are eating a lot of bananas these days … and now, the baby is too! Being such a cheapskate, I hate throwing out bananas that turn brown before I get… more
Cheap Body Wash : Make Your Own
| August 7, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under beautybargains, beautydiy, beautytips, kitchen, kitchencrafts, reusable |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom If you prefer body wash to bars of soap…. but like me you're on a bar soap budget, you're in luck today if you have water, a bar of soap,an old bottle, a cheese style grater you don't use anymore (or one from the dollar store), and a pan. I made Irish Spring body wash for husband and it came out great –… more
Cheap and Healthy Ovaltine Breakfast Shake
| August 5, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under food, home, household, kitchen |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom My husband and I are trying to lose the pregnancy weight – and one way we are doing it is by making cheap but healthy breakfast shakes with chocolate ovaltine and bananas. Ovaltine is super healthy as it has lots of added vitamins – it's also super tasty! It's like a milkshake without the guilt…. I buy a container of Chocolate Ovaltine… more
Cheap Gel Ice Packs : Make Your Own
| July 31, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under diy, kidsandpets, kitchen, kitchencrafts, summer |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Homemade & Reusable Gel Ice Packs Are Cheap & Easy The average ice pack costs about $2.50 – and they go missing pretty fast, don't they? You can buy reusable ice packs too… but they can get pricey! I was delighted to hear that I could make my own snazzy and homemade cooler gel packs for pennies on the dollar – using just… more
Cheapskate Cooking : Beans, Rice & Your Budget
| July 17, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under food, kitchen, Uncategorized |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Beans, Rice & Your Budget: Intro Before my husband and I went down to living on one income only due to the little guy, I thought I knew a decent amount about living simply and buying cheaply : I used coupons here and there, I bought generic whenever I could – I skipped the avocados and most of the organic produce. This was… more
Kitchen Frugality : Online Tools To Save
| July 11, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under food, kitchen |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom As a total cheapskate, I'm very focused on frugality in my kitchen : I plan my meals around what I want to use up , what's on sale and what's in season. I'm not too into couponing but I'm always looking for ways to save money in the kitchen and off our grocery bill. We really only shop at two stores : Wal-Mart… more
Cheap Birthday at Work Idea : Gas Station Snacks Cake
| July 8, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under celebrate, celebrationcrafts, food, kitchen, occasions |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom If you are celebrating someone's birthday at work , you are probably trying to figure out an easy , cheap and special way to acknowledge your coworker. I've been there – these days , with everyone's budget being pretty much no frills, it's hard to come up with a fun and memorable way to say "We Care". A couple of years ago… more
