Homemade Cornbread Recipe {Jiffy Cornbread Copycat}
Ya’ll? I love cornbread. Slap a piece down on my plate with a good bowl of chili, alongside a piece of fried chicken, serve it along side my hearty beef stew recipe or honestly? Just slather it up with...
View Article25 Brilliant Upcycled Denim Projects
I don’t know about you, but I tend to wear my jeans until they fall apart. Even then though, I hate to throw away the fabric on them that is still good. You’d be surprised at what you can do with an...
View ArticleHow to Can Carrots for Longterm Storage
With gardening season in full swing, it won’t be too long before we’re all looking for canning recipes. If you’ve canned foods before, you’ve probably got a good idea of how to can carrots, but if not,...
View ArticleGone Fishing
Hey ya’ll! I just wanted to pop on real quick and do a new post for you to let you know what is going on here at Six Dollar Family. I’m sure you’ve noticed there haven’t been a lot of new posts during...
View Article10 “New” Uses for Clean Kitty Litter
One of the hallmarks of living a frugal life is the ability to find alternative uses for things that you commonly use. Reusing or finding a different use for something usually means that you don’t...
View Article6 Tips for Buying Used Camping Gear
Are you planning on doing any camping this year? We are since camping is one of my favorite frugal activities for families. We need to replace a couple pieces of our camping gear first. While I love...
View Article10 Ways to Earn $50.00 Today
We all have those days where we could use an extra $50 or so to help us out with a tank of gas or another small purchase. As much as we’d all like to pretend it doesn’t happen, sometimes our budget...
View ArticleHow Amazon Can Help You Declutter Your Home
Let’s face it. We all have clutter in our homes at some point. It’s what we do with that clutter that really matters. If we leave it there, it can cost us big financially, cost us with our family and...
View ArticleDIY Laundry Soap {Castile Soap Laundry Detergent}
I love making homemade cleaning supplies. That should be pretty evident by now but I mean it. I really do. There’s just something about knowing that I am keeping my home clean and tidy without using a...
View ArticleI’m a Pepper. You’re a Pepper! {Plus Enter to Win Awesome Prizes!}
Is your family a Dr Pepper® family? By this I mean, does your home drink Dr Pepper® products on an almost daily basis and should you probably invest in stock because you buy it so often? If so, your...
View Article6 Ways to Prepare for Summer Storms {Before they happen!}
Here in Texas, summer storms happen whether you are ready or not, especially these last couple of years and when there’s a big one? It usually makes national news. We can get hit pretty hard with not...
View Article5 Ways to Surprise Your Teenage Son for His Birthday
Teenagers are less than easy to shop for, to put it lightly, and shopping for a boy adds a whole new difficulty to the task. When birthdays and other special occasions roll around, finding the right...
View Article10 Money Saving Books Everyone Should Read
I love to read. Seriously. If you saw my Kindle, you’d think that I never gett anything done. I am never reading just one book either. Usually I’ve got 2 or 3 different books (on different topics) that...
View ArticleQuick Bread Recipes – Chocolate Chip Quick Bread
I love making homemade bread, but I especially love making my favorite quick bread recipes. They’re so easy to make that it just makes sense to have my favorite quick breads on hand. There’s just...
View ArticleYour Messy Kitchen and How It’s Costing You Money
We just completed a huge move and since then? My kitchen has been a crazy mess. Between packing and cleaning and everything else involved? It looks kind of like a war zone in there (okay, it’s not...
View ArticleHow to Save Money With a No-Waste Kitchen
In our home, I try to cut down on waste as much as possible. Honestly, I love the idea of having a no-waste kitchen and in 2015, we not only started making as much as we could at home, but we also made...
View ArticleDIY Beauty Products – DIY Chapstick {Vanilla Latte Flavor}
Here in the dry air and heat of Texas, the sun can really wreak havoc on my lips. When I lived up North, I usually only had chapped lips during the cold winters, but here? They stay dry and almost...
View ArticleFamily Budget: How Often Should You Update Your Budget?
How often does your family update your budget? Do you do it daily? Weekly? Monthly? Less often? Recently I had the chance to talk with quite a few people about their budget and I was shocked at how...
View ArticleWhy You Need to Have Multiple Streams of Income to Build Wealth
How many “jobs” are in your home? One? Two? Three (at most)? Are those jobs your only source of income each month? What if I told you that by the end of 2016, my family will have 10 streams of income...
View ArticleHow I Use My Phone to Teach My Daughter…for Free!
As a homeschooling parent, costs can sometimes get out of hand if I let them. Between curriculum, supplements, supplies and more, it can really be expensive. To help keep those costs down, I have to...
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