Hi there! I am Curvaliscious, a single mother of two beautiful daughters ages 16 and 8. I am working toward a more frugal lifestyle because raising two children on my own without financial support is so difficult at times but also because I enjoy feeling more self sufficient and frugal! :)
I make my own dunkaroos for my daughters by purchasing imitation teddy grahams at the dollar store and adding them to their lunch along with a small container of icing for dipping.
My girls take everything from hotdogs to spaghetti in thermos' for their lunches as well. ... View related article.
I use mine to organize my daughters hair elastics by colour. Then put them into a decorative box on her dresser so when we are getting ready for school, I can just grab the colour I want, take a couple off of the ring and I am ready to go. ... View related article.
We still have drive in theaters close to where I live so we will often go there instead of the theater because we can easily transport in our own snacks (we do so at the theater as well) and you get two movies for the price of one as well as the fact that the admissions are significantly cheaper than going to the regular theater. ... View related article.
I am doing several things to save money. I was out not too long ago and found a bread machine with the kneader still it in at the used clothing and household goods store for 20.00 so I snatched it up as I had been searching for one for quite some time but that part was always missing. Now I bake all of my own bread with such a small amount of effort. I am looking to expand into making other things as well like pizza dough, buns and bagels.
I do my grocery shopping daily rather than weekly because I live right across from a grocery store. I find that I spend less money that way and I stick to my daily menu planner. For me, there is less waste because I don't put things away in the cupboards and forget that I have them there.
I never buy books but get them from the library, I line dry my clothing whenever possible as well. The landlord was very happy about that because I have an all inclusive rent where I live and he likes that he can save on the hydro bill when I dry outside. I try really hard not to eat out, make foods from scratch instead of purchasing prepackaged items and usually get all of our clothes at the used clothing stores.
I have a pay as you go cell phone with unlimited texting for 10.00 a month so that I can talk to my boyfriend and daughter whenever I need to, rarely make long distance phone calls but when I do I use a calling card or I chat with someone far away online. I enjoy pen pals but instead of mailing via snail mail we do so through the internet email.
I am sure that there are more things that I do but I am not thinking of them off the top of my head... I will post more as I think of them :) ... View related article.
