My lovely wife makes this noodle based casserole from time to time. It’s good comfort food and an easy weeknight dinner. Some of the kids complain about it, but they don’t know what they’re talking about? How can you complain about something that has sour cream and egg noodle in it? The Pioneer Woman is…
Category: Life
The Coronavirus Blues
As Christy mentioned in a previous post, we are on lock down due to the coronavirus, like most of the country. To be honest, I don’t get it. I’m not minimizing the danger of it. I understand it could be a death sentence for the elderly, people with deficient immune systems, and those with underlying…
Pasta with Greens
This is a simple, inexpensive meal with healthy greens that makes A LOT. They changed the recipe to only use 1 onion for some reason. I’m always heavy on the onions and garlic, so I think you should stick with 2, but for those of you who aren’t onion lovers, the revised recipe is probably…
Save some dough and make your own dough!
This is currently our favorite pizza dough recipe. It’s a lot more work, making it by hand instead of using the stand mixer, but it’s worth it. It may be even better with 00 flour, but we are trying to save money here, right? Luckily, the fanciest ingredient it calls for is semolina flour to…
How I learned to love Dave Ramsey
My wife and I were stupid with money for a long time. It didn’t necessarily have to be that way. Or at least for that long. We weren’t completely oblivious to our problems with money when we were younger. We just knew that we didn’t have any, and instead of taking a hard look at…
Tasty Lentil Tacos
Whether you are a vegetarian, trying to eat healthier, or just looking for something different, this lentil taco filling is great. Out of all the tacos I make, this is probably the family favorite. It’s easy to make and inexpensive. The recipe currently online from MK! on Allrecipes is not the recipe I’ve made for…
Our Story: Part 4
Have you ever heard of frugal fatigue? It is basically when a person gets tired of saving every penny and delaying gratification. It is a real thing, and we’ve experienced it many times. After our long stretch of frugality while paying off our balloon loan, we were ready to live life again. In case you’re…
Our Story: Part 3
When we last left off, we had just welcomed our second child, and my husband had received a big boost in his pay. With our improved financial situation, we were finally able to get some important work completed on our house. We learned our lesson with the HELOC loan on our first house, so we…
Our Story: Part 2
As you’ll remember, we sold our home and ended up $3,000 in the hole. But no matter! Off we went to New Jersey. I should probably mention that I was pregnant with our first child during this transition to a new state. Being pregnant, we really wanted to buy another home for our growing family. We…
Our Story: Part 1
In 2000, my husband and I purchased our first home together. It was a tiny, one bedroom house that was perfect for us. We were young, with no children. It should have been easy for us to meet our financial obligations. During this time, I was in college, but I did work part time in…