Sam, Coffee, Money, & Thyme

We ate well this past week, though my plan was quite skewed. It does help to have a big list of possible meals to pick and choose from. We h...

Happy Mother's Day to all celebrating being a mom, having a mom, or having or being  someone in your life that is special  in a mom li...

What did we end up eating the last week? Sunday-leftover lunch, DH frozen pizza, DD2 and I hotel picnic Monday-DH Chicken Cordon blue(f...

DH started February with a shop. I can't say this one was rogue because he had showed me the Penny Pincher add and I checked off thing...

    A work colleague shared that she has put on 140 pounds in the last two and 1/2 years after having lost 170 over a two year period ...

I  menu planned on Saturday. Clearly this was not a plan but  list of suggestions for me. I've changed everything up, including not c...

I'm challenging myself to create a meal plan for the week. I've been remiss, but every frugal blogger knows being organized and ...

Not a Vikings post, though I love my Minnesota football and am devastated for young Teddy Bridgewater and his horrific injury. My rea...

Part of my austerity measure belt tightening is to pay real attention to the outgoings of cash and credit card use. While we pay off the bal...

For my fill in shopping list, I did better than I had anticipated, getting more for my money than I budgeted in my head. I still antic...

  I’m beyond confident, unless DH plays some domestic sabotage, that I will come in under $300 for July groceries. I just took an inven...