http://frugalmoms.today.com Making Cents Stretch like Dollars Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:33:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello.  Since we last spoke, I have had a child!  He is 3 months old now.  He was born 4-9.  With the birth of a new child, the urge to spend is soooo great.  I was tempted to buy tons of things before he ever came out!  When he did ... http://frugalmoms.today.com/2009/07/14/long-time/ I am going to make some predictions. 1.  More jobs will continue to be lost until mid-May.   By May things will either get better or much worse. 2. Gold will be high.  I am not expecting 1600 or 2k like some commenters, but the highs of 2008 are likely to occur ... http://frugalmoms.today.com/2009/01/04/the-economy-in-2009/ May be Santa will be coming, but he may have a lighter load for your family this year.  In my family the load will be a lot lighter.  How does a parent deal with a Frugal Christmas/Yule?  Some parents are so desperate for something they will give anything, and if ... http://frugalmoms.today.com/2008/11/25/what-to-do-when-santa-isnt-coming-to-town/ While cruising through other frugal blogs, I am hearing a desperation I have never heard before in the comments.  People talk about not being able to fill their oil tank but once a winter and having it only last 3 months, when winter lasts twice as long.  I have heard ... http://frugalmoms.today.com/2008/11/24/saving-on-heat/ If you have animals, bedding can be another expense.  Earlier this year we paid about 20 dollars for enough wood chips to fill our coop.  This was cheaper than buying the bales of straw for 4.99 each and needing to haul them 2 at a time for a total of ... http://frugalmoms.today.com/2008/11/23/saving-money-on-animal-bedding/ Being that we live "out on the range" so to speak, we must keep animal feed costs to a low amount.  We have chickens, dogs, a mouse, and now a goat.  The chickens give us eggs.  We are planning to grow dent corn for their main feed this year, with ... http://frugalmoms.today.com/2008/11/22/saving-on-animal-feed/ This past month I had a proposition from my neighbor, he would trade his cut wood for my messed up barely working lawn mower. To be honest, the mower worked fine, it just couldn't hold a charge to save it's life. I tried ... http://frugalmoms.today.com/2008/11/19/barter-being-done-right/ As I discussed before, a simple kidney stone can cost 5 grand.  Having a baby can total over 10 grand.  If you live in Arkansas some costs can be mitigated.  The Health Department offers free immunizations, free communicable disease testing, free contraceptives, free OBGYN appointments ... http://frugalmoms.today.com/2008/11/18/health-care-costs-are-a-major-source-of-money-drains/ This Thursday, in the middle of the afternoon, right before my shift, I had an extreme intense pain in my side.  This pain came from my kidneys.  In little more than a couple minutes the pain intensified to a point of screaming. I tried walking, ... http://frugalmoms.today.com/2008/11/17/i-saved-thousands-the-hard-way/ My health is finally getting on track.  I have been on bed rest, orders from on high.  I am 12 weeks pregnant and the baby was under threat.  I promise to get things back under way soon.  I am now allowed to roam a bit if I promise to rest ... http://frugalmoms.today.com/2008/11/05/apologize-again/