More With Less Mom
Collection by Melissa French: More With Less Mom & HousePunkery
Pins from The More With Less Mom blog ~ Words of wisdom to live frugally and well. This natural parenting/simple living blog is intended to help the thrifty family. I am a mom living in New Hampshire with a family of six (and five cats). I am the crazy neighbor with marker on her fingers, a cat in every window, and the Christmas tree up all year. I am a thrifty, crunchy, geeky, offbeat housewife.
Thrifty Thanksgiving for Tough Times – Make Ahead Thanksgiving Timeline
Thrifty Thanksgiving for Tough Times - Make Ahead Thanksgiving Timeline from The More With Less Mom
Check Your Privilege – Learn 8 Hurdles You Would Face if You Had to Live in Your Car
Do you know what it’s like to be homeless? It is happening to good people, smart people, hard workers, nice families… To have empathy for someone in that situation it simply takes a lit…
Seasonal Produce for February with Frugal Tips
It is important to know what veggies are in season. These are often the cheapest ingredients for your meal plan. Save money on groceries by buying according to the seasons. If you cook with real fo…
About Homelessness
Homelessness stinks. Advocating for the working poor and affordable housing. Championing homeless families in NH. Fighting poverty and its stigma across America. I have lived in a tarp tent, I have…
An Exercise in Sympathy for the Homeless: Explode Your Budget
Do you know what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck? Or worse, none check to homeless? It is happening to good people, smart people, hard workers, nice families… To have sympathy for some…
Pancake Mix Rescue: Food Pantry Fix
I present to you the (new) 5 R’s of the waste hierarchy: Reduce – Reuse – (food) Rescue – Repurpose – Recycle. From The More With Less Mom
Pancake Mix Rescue: Food Pantry Fix
I am trying to do all I can to stretch our resources: reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose. I’m going to add another R word: rescue. This applies mostly to food, like ugly produce that even the …