by Ivory Soap | May 13, 2010 | Household, Simple & Frugal
When I started homeschooling (or gardening, or writing, or keeping livestock), it felt like something “unnecessary” that took away from my “real job” of laundry, cleaning, and cooking. All those “extras” were fine, but if Mr. Ivory...
by Ivory Soap | May 11, 2010 | Household, Simple & Frugal
I’m so jealous when I watch Jane Austen-ish movies and Father furrows his brow and says something like, “We won’t have enough to buy coal through the winter. We’ll be out by December.” Huh? How does he know that? And the general store...
by Ivory Soap | Dec 31, 2009 | Household, Simple & Frugal
Going Green is great, but I wonder how fast the savings in energy costs overtakes the purchase and installation costs? So, I sat down with my calculator and my favorite website and worked it out how long it would take for changes made today, NEW YEARS 2010, to start...
by Ivory Soap | Dec 23, 2009 | Household, Simple & Frugal
I found myself staring at leg quarters and whole chickens and split breasts and whole turkeys today. All on sale. No idea what was a good buy. How much meat is on a split breast versus a leg quarter? How does a whole bird compare to boneless/skinless breasts? ...
by Ivory Soap | Sep 11, 2009 | Household, Simple & Frugal
TL and I spend very little time doing housework. So, how do we get away with that? 1. We have LITTLE HOUSES–less house means less to clean. I can whip around this sucker in half and hour and have it sparkle. 2. We don’t buy stuff–less stuff means...
by Ivory Soap | Aug 27, 2009 | Household, Simple & Frugal
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tracy_olson/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 We’ve already covered the grocery store, but what about the rest of the household expenses? Yes, being weird suburban homesteaders reduces those costs too. 1. Have a little house. Small houses require...
