Frugal Living
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Getting Up Close and Personal with Ocean Waste
This year for our big summer vacation, my family and I decided to travel down to the Oregon coast and then work our way up through the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. While we were expecting to see beautiful beaches, inspiring viewpoints, and lush rainforest, we weren’t expecting to get up close and personal with carefully curated ocean waste. But that’s exactly what happened! While in Forks, Washington, we visited John’s Beachcombing Museum which houses about four decades of beachcombing finds from the local area and beyond. John’s towers of reclaimed buoys and floats were eyecatching and the uniqueness of some of the items such as a whole binder of letters…
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Project DIY: Making a Photo Wall on a Budget
We love a good DIY project! Not only is it fun to give new life to old things, it is a great way to keep items out of the landfill. Part of a sustainability mindset is finding ways to use what we already have and therefore purchase less. The DIY Project: How to turn a bland corner or empty wall into something amazing! Photo wall: Why I love it My photo wall was created out of a desire to do something with a very boring corner in my house, but not having a lot of money to do it. The photo corner has now become a photo wall as our…
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10 Reasons to Keep Track of Every Purchase you Make
It has been a while since I’ve written a post about finances, so am diving back in with something I’m passionate about doing: I keep track of every purchase I make. Doing this is one of the things that helped change my financial habits and helped me gain control of my finances, but often people react negatively to the idea. Because of that, I want to share 10 reasons to keep track of every purchase. Looking Closely at our Finances A number of years ago I was in a financially abusive relationship which left me in a pretty poor financial state once I got out. Rebuilding my life and regaining…
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Climate Change Collective: Sustainable and Simple Change
What are sustainable and simple change? This week on the blog I’m sharing our response to the monthly Climate Change Collective lead post about sustainable and simple change. This month the lead post shares several Tiny Steps to Save the Planet as encouragement that collectively we can all do small things that add up to large impact…and these small things don’t have to take up a lot of time and money. Our blog name was born as Alison and I thought about the changes we wanted to make in our lives as a response to issues in our world, but also wanted to recognize that these changes would have to…
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How I’m saving over $100 on my Energy Bill this Year with the BC Hydro Team Power Smart Challenge
Everything in life is expensive right now and that includes paying for electricity. This is why I wanted to share how I’m saving money on my energy bill with the Team Power Smart Challenge. The first time I saw BC Hydro email about their Team Power Smart Challenge I actually dismissed it thinking there’s no way I could achieve the targets they set out. Turns out I was wrong! And I’m glad I am giving the challenge a try so I can (hopefully) earn my $100 at the end of the year. What is the Team Power Smart Challenge? BC Hydro has a program you can opt into where, if…
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Participate in Canned Food Month this February!
February is the month to focus on a pantry staple that often goes unnoticed – canned food! Welcome to Canned Food Month, a time to explore the versatility, convenience, and sustainability of these useful items that line our shelves and can be helpful when fresh produce is scarce or time is tight. Beyond its convenience and versatility in the kitchen, canned food can also be a green choice that contributes positively to our environment. See our past post on using pantry staples for meal planning ideas! Today on the blog we’re exploring a brief history of canned food, how to use it, and why canned food deserves a place in…
