Monthly Archives: December 2009
Super Easy Frugal Lentil Dahl Recipe
| December 31, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Family Dinners under $3, Food Recipes |
I love lentil dahl but haven’t made it in ages! It’s so inexpensive to make too and very easy. I found a lot of recipes online but decided just to invent my own. Basically the same as many others but I played with some ingredients and really liked the results. If you get the tomatoes…
The best ways to grocery shop & save
| December 30, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Groceries |
I was reading my Tightwad Gazette Copy the other night. I hadn’t picked it up in a while and every time I do, I find something even though I have read it cover to cover. Amy was writing about how she grocery shops and it turns out we do the exact same thing. Most people plan menus,…
How to deal with Boxing Day from a Frugal Perspective
| December 26, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Holidays |
I rarely take advantage of Boxing Day. For one, I don’t like crowds and I also would rather do other things than shop around people who are in a frenzy. Much like right before Christmas, Boxing Day is insane. Now, from a frugal perspective you’d thing all of us tightwads would be jumping all over…
Frugal things to do on Christmas Day for those who have nothing to do
| December 25, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under General Content & Rants |
Christmas Day is the most boring day of the year for me. Almost everything is closed and I don’t have much to do.I open my gifts around Yule (usually the 22nd), I don’t have anyone over or anyone to visit either so it becomes a really long day. If you’re like me and twiddling your…
Good Luck or just karma coming back?
| December 24, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under random acts of kindness |
I am starting to wonder if the random acts of kindness thing I’ve been practising is coming back to me or if it’s just that I have been very very lucky the past few days. I can’t really decide. Then again, I think people tend to be generous this time of year. I haven’t been…
Making Survival Goodie Bags for the homeless
| December 24, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under random acts of kindness |
So we’re smack in the middle of the holiday season and we’re wondering how much money we can spend to spoil people. Or we complain that we don’t have enough. Sadly, there are some folks out there who don’t even have a place to live r food to eat. This is a reality in capitalist…
Holiday Crunch Time: Last minute quick inexpensive gifts
| December 23, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Holidays |
I don’t like the idea of people getting stuff last minute as it means that the person was scrambling and didn’t have time to find something personal for the recipient. However, I know this is a reality around this time of year. It is also difficult to avoid purchasing something expensive because of our guilt…
Why my heating pad is one of the best gifts I ever received
| December 21, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under General Content & Rants |
I know this is a strange topic but I really wanted to talk about this. Two years ago I received one of those small electric heading pads from a friend for the holidays. He bought it because I normally used a hot water bottle and at the time this heating pad had just one purpose: to get…
Lemon Sugar Body Scrub
| December 15, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Bath & Body Recipes, Holidays |
Really easy scrub to give as gifts! Takes a few minutes to make and it looks luxurious! 2 cups of packed brown sugar 1/2 cup oil (almond, fractionated coconut, light olive oil, grapeseed…) – you might need a tad more, maybe 2 tbsp- 1/4 cup 15 drops lemon essential oil 1 tsp vanilla extract 1…
Cranberry Orange Loaf Recipe
| December 14, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Food Recipes, Holidays |
I made this yesterday from a recipe I found on allrecipes.com and adapted. it I had never made it before and was hoping it would taste good as I was bringing it to a potluck. I am proud to say the loaf was devoured and people loved it. It was very moist! So I will…
