classy frugality

8 years ago, I hosted my first Thanksgiving. It was such a great time, but it was stressful because there were 19 people in our small basement suite! I had helped make a Thanksgiving with my mom while I was growing up, but it was my first time making a turkey on my own. No pressure, right? There were no disasters (thankfully) and that was where my love for cooking turkey began. My love for turkey has only continued to…

It’s pumpkin season! (In case you didn’t know.) People all around are posting about making pumpkin EVERYTHING – not just pie, but muffins, bread, chili, pasta sauce, coffee, etc. etc. So today I’m going to give you a quick little tutorial about how you can make your own pumpkin puree, which will save you money and will be healthier than what you can buy in the stores. I’ll also link up some money-saving pumpkin recipes at the end. Ready? (Note:…

Friends, today I have a little summary of all the posts from the last few months! (Also, did anyone notice that I updated the theme for the blog? Snazzy, right?) In the past few years (since we became debt free), I felt less of an urgency to blog about our financial journey. But recently, I feel compelled to share all of the things I have been learning, and I’ve had so many ideas for new blog posts! My goal is…

I love hearing what people are into. It gives me good ideas of things to try, and shows me things I have been missing out on! That being said, I decided to share some of my favourite things this month. I’ve done a post like this in the past, and I haven’t been good at keeping up with it, but I have lots of things that I’m into this month that I want to share with you. I have a…