Category Archives: frugal

Wedding Dress

Review: Tightwad’s Frugal Bride

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 in between the divorce and our second marriage.  So in October we will celebrate our fourth anniversary for our second marriage. Speaking of marriage… fellow blogger… Read the rest
Cow Motif Fabric for Kitchen Curtains

How to Make Curtains to Perfectly Match Your Kitchen Decor

  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 still not too difficult.  It took me one hour and ten minutes to make these curtains using a sewing machine (I made the tie backs the next… Read the rest

How to Make Curtains – Cute Cheap and Easy For Your Child’s Bedroom

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 own a sewing machine, but it's not completely necessary as there is not a lot of sewing to be done, and you can stitch up the… Read the rest
Chicken Salad

4 Quick Ways to Use Leftover Chicken

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 them. Roasting Your Chicken Roasting is simple:  Remove the chicken from the bag, and remove the liver, gizzard and heart from the inside of the chicken. … Read the rest