Health and Beauty Inexpensively

Everyday Makeup for Less (Everyday Minerals Review & Giveaway)

When Everyday Minerals asked me to give their makeup a try, I was thrilled to have a new option for inexpensive mineral makeup. I’ve only been wearing makeup regularly for the last several months. I’m just not much of a girl girl and can’t stand the caked feel of most makeups. But, when you hit [...]


Inexpensive Ways to Build Muscle

Image via Wikipedia Many times we’re faced with either financial hardship, or a tight budget, and thanks to these and many other financial complications, we’re not able to get or do exactly what we wanted. Thanks to that some of our favorite pastimes/hobbies suffer in the process. But as the saying goes, “where there’s a [...]


Beauty Essentials for the Busy & Frugal: How to Be Gorgeous On a Budget

Image by Jacklyn DL via Flickr The art of being beautiful can be really taxing…and expensive. To get the most bang for your beauty buck, there are some things you absolutely must have in your cosmetics case. Here are 5 essentials to streamline your beauty routine and tips to put them to good use. Inexpensive [...]


Money Saving Monday: Medical Expenses & Prescriptions

As I type, my nephew is hacking right next to me. It’s just that time of year—cough syrup, saline, tissues, medical bills. And, it all adds up to big bucks. There are several ways to lower your medical expenses, though. From using coupons on over the counter medications to finding ways to save on prescriptions, [...]


Inexpensive Mineral Makeup: Orglamix Review

Last month, I had the opportunity to try pure mineral makeup from Orglamix—it is a mom-made product sold only through Etsy. If you are already a mineral makeup fan, go ahead and skip down to the best part, where I tell you how awesome and affordable this makeup is. For the rest of you, who [...]


Cutting Costs (And Your Hair)

If you are looking for ways to be more frugal, a first step can be looking in the mirror.  If you get your hair cut at a salon every 4 weeks at a cost of $20, you can spend more than $360 a year on getting your hair cut.  And, if you are anything like [...]


Vote for Frugal Femina at Mamavation

If you follow me on Twitter, you know exactly what the word “mamavation” means, because I have been eating, sleeping, and breathing it since I applied on January 1st. I am fortunate to have some followers left! Basically, it’s a 7-week boot camp to help 2 moms get fit in 2010, and it’s supported by [...]


Monday Mashup: Quick Tips

Today’s edition of Monday Mashup is brought to you by Madame Deals and features quick tips for frugal living. For more ideas, check out their tips and tricks. Did you know that if your drop your iPod or cellphone in water there is a chance you could salvage it? Just put your electronic device into [...]


Medicine Savings

I am excited to be networking with Inexpensively and joining the ranks of Inexpensively’s contributors where we all have one common goal and that is living a more frugal life and being conscious of our spending habits. Savings With Sadie offers helpful tips on cutting expenses and you will always find grocery match-ups at SWS, [...]


Bargain Beauty Quick Tip

Here’s a tip that seems very obvious that most people don’t think about on a regular basis. If you want to save money on your beauty products, use just a little less of everything. People, in general, use way more shampoo than necessary. Ditto toothpaste, lotion and just about any other potion we own. We [...]