Living like an Ant in a Grasshopper world

Mother’s Day Gift Idea: Make Up Tools

This morning, while putting on my eyeshadow I dropped the itty-bitty sponge brush that came with it, for the umpteenth time. So writing a quick "what to get Mom for Mother's Day" post today on make up tools. (And hoping that one my lovely offspring … [Continue reading]

Welcome to Festival of Frugality #307

The "Why Does Everything Always Break at Once?"Edition. First thing - an apology. This Festival of Frugality post should have been up yesterday morning, but as always seems to be the way, things went wrong at the worst possible moment. (Although my … [Continue reading]

The One Hour Thanksgiving Dinner

Just because you don't have time to make an elaborate Thanksgiving Feast doesn't mean you have to skip Thanksgiving altogether. If you have to work on Thanksgiving Day and/or other scheduling chaos this little guide should at least give you a little … [Continue reading]

8 Holiday Knitting Patterns for Christmas Stockings

With only 5 short weeks left until Christmas we sometimes feels as though we don't have enough time to think let alone knit up a few great gifts. With Thanksgiving just a few days away for most of the Frugal Family Life readers, the air is crackling … [Continue reading]

17 Free Books You Can Sink Your Teeth Into: Halloween & Horror Books for Kindle

This week I found a bunch of free Halloween books as well as some mystery, supernatural and horror fiction for Kindle. I make no guarantee that these items will remain free on Amazon, nor do I guarantee the quality of the books or that they will be … [Continue reading]

10 Free Classic Tales of Horror and Mystery for the Kindle

I'm always on the look out for the Kindle freebies that pop up. This week I found a bunch of free classic tales of horror and mystery for Kindle including Frankenstein, Dracula and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I make no guarantee that these items … [Continue reading]