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What Does a Real Foodie Buy at…Tropical Traditions?

May 18th, 2013 · 9 Comments · Frugality, Tips

This is the last of the “What Does a Real Foodie Buy at…?” series, which has already covered: Costco Aldi/Save-a-Lot Amazon Country Life (note about Vitacost and Azure Standard) Tropical Traditions is an interesting online shop to discuss through the lens of frugality, because for the most part, the products there are rather expensive. On [...]

What Does a Real Foodie Buy at…Country Life Natural Foods?

May 17th, 2013 · 31 Comments · Frugality, Tips

I really wonder what my neighbors think when a humongous trailer truck backs into my driveway and slides out the ramp from the back. Are they moving? Did they buy a new couch? What are those boxes? (takes a minute to read the side of the truck: Country Life Natural Foods) Is that really all [...]

What Does a Real Foodie Buy at…Amazon?

May 16th, 2013 · 20 Comments · Frugality, Tips

Whatever they darn well want. How does that place stock everything known to man??? Kidding…sort of. While I’d like to see more dollars stay locally in your own community, I love Amazon quite a bit. Who can argue with its convenience and price? One thing I love about Amazon is the wish list feature – [...]

What Does a Real Foodie Buy at…Aldi & Save-a-Lot?

May 15th, 2013 · 74 Comments · Frugality, Tips

If anyone ever decides mustard is unhealthy, our family is in trouble. We go through about a bottle a month, which is pretty remarkable for a condiment that sits in most people’s refrigerators until children marry off and take it with them as a paperweight. Mustard is one of those foods that’s hard to mess [...]

Monday Mission: Make a Grocery Price Book

May 13th, 2013 · 19 Comments · Frugality, Monday Missions

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to make a price book to keep track of the best deals on real food in your area. Whether you shop at Farmer’s Markets, online in bulk, or at a variety of grocery and health food stores, chances are there are ‘best deals’ out there on most [...]

Homemade Hard Lotion: A Tale of a Distracted DIY Mom {GUEST POST}

May 1st, 2013 · 24 Comments · Do It Yourself

This is a guest post by my friend-in-real-life, Laurie. She and I met and connected because we both had babes in slings at our sons’ Valentine’s Day Party one year, and we quickly discovered that real food, natural parenting, and Christianity were more than enough to form a strong bond. (I love it when God [...]

Eating Well, Spending Less with a Team of Experts for Two Years

April 19th, 2013 · No Comments · Frugality, Tips

Happy two-year anniversary, Eat Well, Spend Less! I feel like it was just yesterday that Jessica of Life as MOM sent out an email to some of her frugalista and foodie colleagues as a reaction to some serious sticker shock in the grocery store. We banded together and have been dishing out advice once a [...]