Piecing together ways to save money, protect the environment, and keep kosher.
(updated 4/18/22) I know we all want to put Passover/Pesach behind us and eat some real treats, but you can save a bundle today if you shop right! Check out the sales at your local grocery stores and delis on their Pesach leftovers. Some ideas for products that keep well from year to year (unopened... Continue Reading →
Earth Day is on April 22. However, I truly believe that every day should be Earth Day. I have already written about it in many of my previous posts. To guide you in undertaking simple things for our Earth, check out the ideas and links below. Fortunately, protecting the environment often results in money savings,... Continue Reading →
(updated 4/18/22) I love shopping post-holiday sales and Easter is no exception. My favorite places to look for after-holiday sales are Target, Walgreens, CVS, Dollar Tree, and grocery stores. You may think that if you do not celebrate that holiday that there will be nothing you need. Not the case! Here are some ideas for things to buy:... Continue Reading →
(updated 4/18/22) One of our pre-Pesach tasks is to clean the freezers. We bring up what needs to be eaten before Passover and take down the rest. We often discover that we somehow have an overabundance of bread! So what do you make over the few weeks before Pesach to eat it all up? Here are some suggestions... Continue Reading →
We love cookbooks and actually have too many. Many of our cookbooks are year-round kosher ones, some of which have Pesach recipes in them. But how do you use a "chometz" cookbook for Pesach? I undertook a project to solve this problem several years ago. I created a Pesach recipes binder. 1) Gather: I looked at all of... Continue Reading →
I wanted to share one of my favorite organizing tips I found years ago. I love Real Simple Magazine, as many of you who follow my blog know. I happened to see a great idea for storing all those odds and ends that would otherwise end up in a junk drawer and not being found... Continue Reading →
I hate to find food in the refrigerator that didn't get eaten up or has gone bad. It feels like I am just throwing money into the trash when I have to throw away that food. There are a few things we do, though, to prevent this from happening: ∞ Weekday dinners: My husband and... Continue Reading →
(updated 4/16/17) What do you do with those shoes that cannot be repaired or donated for someone else to use? Here are a few ideas to give your old shoes a new purpose in life! For shoes that can be worn again: ∞ Give them to a friend or community member. We have been fortunate to... Continue Reading →
For years we have bought a special produce cleaner to wash our fruits and vegetables. We have tried several brands, but none are cheap. I happened to be watching an episode of the new talk show “The Chew” at work the other day. One of their hosts mentioned her own homemade fruit and vegetable wash.... Continue Reading →
(updated 4/20/17) Usually around Chanukah or Pesach/Passover, I realize that my boys have too many toys. With them getting new things for Chanukah and birthdays, I am also reminded to get rid of toys and games they have gotten too old for or rarely play with. The stuffed animal bin, especially, is always overflowing. The... Continue Reading →
Surviving on a tight budget 