Frugal Friday With Marsha --Six Dollar Family Book Review

A have written a couple of times in my Friday posts about reading the Six Dollar Family book on my Kindle app.  I had gotten the sample of the book and after I read that I was hooked and ordered the full version for $2.99.

The full title is Six Dollar Family:  From Six Dollars to Six Figures   It's written by Stacy Barr.  It was inspired by the fact that she found herself and her daughter in a homeless shelter with only 6 dollars in her pocket.  She has a blog of the same name that I am also now following.



I really enjoyed the book and will reference it a lot.  The best part of the book for me are the many recipes that she shares.  The recipes are not just for all kinds of household cleaners, but also for health and beauty items as well.    I fully plan on making some of the beauty items to give as gifts, hopefully this year.

In addition to the recipes, the Kindle version includes links to many other recipes and other DIY gift ideas.

There was one part of the book that makes perfect sense for the financial mess that my husband and I are in, but I didn't like the thought of it.  She talks about giving up everything that is not completely necessary---this includes cell phones and internet!  I admit that confused me and I said NO out loud.  Most of what little I earn is done with apps on the cell phone and on the internet.    That would be a no-go for me.

The front of the book focuses on budgeting, the middle on saving and cutting your expenses and the end  is about keeping on the road to building the six-figure future.

There are 22 sections in the book, each with sub-sections.  Just some of these are: The Basic Budget, Save on Groceries, Relationsships & Money, Save on Gifts, Boost Your Income, and Continuing Your Journey.

I can honestly recommend this book to everyone---those who are just curious about living a frugal lifestyle, those just starting their journey to be frugal, those who find themselves in NEED, and even those who are already living frugally.    You can click the picture of the book above for full information and find it on amazon.



To conclude, I am sharing 3 other books that I have on my wishlist to read.  There are so many to choose from and I want to read them all!

Frugal Friday Link Up--5 Uses for Milk

Welcome to Friday!
This week for me has been mostly a crafting week.  I am working on getting through my yarn stash as well as my plastic canvas stash.  I'm also working on quilting and things.  I do not want to, or need to, buy anymore craft supplies until I use up what I have!  This could take 2 or 3 years, maybe more, so I am in good shape on getting things made.

I just finished reading through a book that I want to share with you.  It's called Self-Sufficiency.  It's a complete guide to baking, carpentry, crafts, organic gardening, preserving your harvest, raising animals and more!
It's published by Skyhorse publishing, Inc and the ISBN is 978-1-60239-999-0

This is a very large hard back book, consisting of 458 pages.  There are loads of photos and illustrations to teach you how to live sustainably, live simply, and live independently.  
I'm in love with this book!  I have the link to it on amazon below.

There are 3 other books in the series--Back to Basics, Homesteading, and Simpler Living.  I intend to add all of them to my collection and really get serious about all of this!

Self-Sufficiency: A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, and More! (The Self-Sufficiency Series)





Now I want to move on to sharing from the 99 Cent Solutions book. This week I am sharing 5 uses for milk.
1. Shave your face. Use milk i place of shaving foam. Warm full fat milk and pat it onto your skin. While shaving continue to pat more milk on to keep your skin wet. For men this is probably just an emergency fix, but for us women and shaving our legs, we may never go back!

2. Relieve a child's itchy skin. Mix powdered milk with just enough warm water to make the thickness of heavy cream. Add a tiny pinch of salt and spread it over the affected skin. It's milk enough that you can reapply it as often as necessary to bring relief, just rinse off the previous application and slather on a new one.

3. Take a milk bath! Cleopatra did it, so why not? Milk moisturizes and softens the skin. Pour 2 or 3 cups of milk into the bath as the water runs. You can also use one cup of powdered milk. You can even add a little scented bath oil if you wish. Soak for at least 10 minutes for best results.

4. Sweeten fish and corn. To avoid the wateriness you usually get when thawing fish, place the unwrapped block in a shallow dish of milk to thaw. It will taste fresher when it's cooked. Add 1 cup of milk to the pot of boiling water for corn on the cob and you will get sweeter corn.

5. Have a milk massage. Add a few drops of essential oils to a little milk and spread it over your skin or use it in a bath. Make the solution up fresh when you need it. This will avoid the greasy feeling of the carrier oil.