How to Make Hot Chocolate from Scratch
Everything is better when you make it from scratch, and that’s true for the ultimate winter drink, hot chocolate. And of course…it’s also thriftier to DIY your hot cocoa.
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Jamaican Pumpkin Soup: Frugal Recipe
Jamaican Pumpkin Soup is warm, cozy comfort food at its finest. There’s nothing exotic, pricy, or hard to find in this international-sounding soup.
How to Use Up Tortillas: Chilaquiles
Do you have a bag of tortilla chips or soft tortillas that became stale? Don’t throw them away! Use them the way they do in Mexico and make chilaquiles!
10 Ways to Make Mac and Cheese Magic
Boxed mac & cheese isn’t the healthiest food, but it’s cheap in a pinch. Here are 10 ways you can jazz it up, use it to extend leftovers, or feed a large family.
How to Make Gravy (And How It Can Liven Up Frugal Food)
Nothing helps stretch a meal, pull things together, or disguise less than stellar quality food like gravy. Here’s how to make brown gravy and white gravy.
Frugal Food Prep Keeps You On-Budget
When you prep your food ahead of time, dinner is on the table faster than you can say “drive-thru”. Your budget (and your health) will thank you!
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25 Signs You Might Be a Frugal Living Rock Star
Do you enjoy saving a buck more than most people? Here are 25 signs that you might be a frugal living rock star! How many of them apply to you?
Cheap Eats: Stretch Your Budget with Thrifty $1 Meals
“Cheap Eats” are thrifty unglamorous meals that are reasonably filling, quick to make, (cooking utilities add up too), and less than a dollar per serving.
50 Ways to Eat from Your Pantry When You Have No Money for Groceries
If you’ve got more month than money, here are 50 tasty ways to eat the food in your pantry when you can’t go buy groceries.
Get Your Vitamin D for FREE from Sunshine
Don’t avoid the sun – bask in it, get Vitamin D safely, and boost your immune system and your happiness while lowering your risk of multiple diseases.
