The first time I remember shopping in a thrift store was when I was about fourteen years old.  As the oldest of seven, and the first grandchild, there were no hand-me-downs from older siblings or cousins.  That meant my clothes were usually “new” but rarely were they brand new.  With seven children, there’s not [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Arizona has a great project designed to save unwanted produce and feed the hungry. It’s called Market on the Move.  Local churches provide a place for the delivery and church members help to load up consumers who are looking for a way to get some more healthy food for their family at great prices.

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If you’ve been a reader of Out of Debt Again you know that Mr. A and I have been married, divorced and married each other again.  Last month, had we stayed married since the first, it would have been our 25th anniversary.  Of course that doesn’t count, since there was a fifteen year gap [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

When I was looking for kitchen curtains, I couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for within my price range. I checked Walmart and Target, but none of the colors matched my theme. So I decided to make my own curtains.

Yesterday’s bedroom curtains are a bit less involved, but these are [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

We don’t spend a lot of money for decorating around our home, but we do like to make things look nice when we can.  Today I’m going to share with you the curtains I put together for my son’s bedroom using the top fitted sheet of his new bedding set.  It helps if you [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Whole chickens were on sale this past week for $0.67 a pound. Time to stock up on chicken!

We make a lot of homemade chicken stock around here because it’s very healing to the gut lining.  Every weekend I cook at least two chickens. Sometimes I roast the chickens first, other times I boil [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

My son keeps trying to convince me that I need to upgrade my little slide phone to something more sophisticated like a SmartPhone.  I usually hear this suggestion when I call him for help with directions in finding a store or if I’m in an unfamiliar part of the big city.

He needs a [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Yesterday I told you about my experience with getting a vegetable food box from Church for the Nations.

Today I’m going to tell you what it took to process all those vegetables. At no time is my refrigerator empty enough to fill it with sixty pounds of vegetables and while we eat a lot [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

This post is for the locals, but I think you’ll appreciate the good things that the 3000 Club Food Rescue is doing in Arizona. From the site:

Millions of pounds of produce were being thrown away at the dump in Nogales, Arizona every year. With our food banks desperate for fresh produce, The 3000 [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

My husband’s aunt gave me a gorgeous beaded necklace and bracelet for Christmas. I love the colors but I had nothing to wear that would match.  I’m not one to go out and buy an entire outfit to match a gift I’ve received, but I kept it at the back of my mind [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]