All posts by Mrs. Accountability

We Found Some New Toilet Paper

saving money
A few days ago my boss told me we were running low on the commercial hand soap I'd found at American Discount Foods the last time I shopped there so Mr. A and I decided to stop by and see if they had any. To tell you the truth, I'm a little disappointed in their prices.  You do have to shop carefully, and know your typical sale prices; otherwise you will end up paying for dented goods when you could… Read the rest

Cash System for Groceries Week 4

cash system
Week 4 : Monday September 28 to Sunday October 4 We start out each Monday with $160 in cash for groceries. I'm beginning to wonder if Mr. A is not giving me all the receipts, lol.  It is just amazing to me that we are doing so well on limiting our grocery budget. For this week we spent only $141.06.  Mr. A is out of money, so he did spent the entire $160, just that not all of it went… Read the rest

Make Your Own Vanilla

frugal
I discovered a couple of years ago that the most popular brand of vanilla, McCormick's Pure Vanilla Extract contains corn syrup.  Ingredients listed: vanilla bean extractives in water, alcohol (35%), and corn syrup. I was actually surprised to find that pure vanilla extract contained (along with the alcohol) water and corn syrup. I've been making my own vanilla since January 20th, 2007 when I made my first bottle.  On February 2nd, 2008 I started my second bottle, and we were… Read the rest

I Want a Composting Toilet

frugal
I don't actually want one in my home, I'd like to have one installed into an outhouse.  Mr. A and I have talked about building an outhouse before.   The other night he was saying he needed to get around to putting in that outdoors toilet.  I again reiterated to him that I wanted him to put in a composting toilet. I like the idea of having an outhouse for when company comes over and we're having fun outdoors; it's a… Read the rest