Category: DIY Smart Living

  • 5 BEST Ways to Save Money on Groceries

    5 BEST Ways to Save Money on Groceries

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase, I’ll get a commission at no cost to you. I have been food shopping forever. At least since 1972 and that’s a long time ago. Back in those days I really didn’t pay much attention to prices or brands or how…

  • Homekeeping 1.0

    Homekeeping 1.0

    I write for a living. Just to make some extra money every month, I do freelance writing for a few different clients. Some are ebooks, some articles, and I never know what the topic will be. Most of all, I love writing about places I’ve never been; the Hawaiian Islands, rentals in Argentina or Canada…

  • 5 Ways To Smaller Spaces

    5 Ways To Smaller Spaces

    Once upon a time I had a pretty big house. It was a 4-bedroom colonial, with a full basement. Then, after some time living in New Hampshire in a beautiful 150-year old home which is a bed and breakfast, (and was 6,000 sq. ft) we moved into a 1500 square foot home. Then, three years…

  • So, You Want to Be an Innkeeper

    So, You Want to Be an Innkeeper

    First and foremost, you know you love to cook. You love having people in your home, for parties, barbecues, or just a good dinner. Most of all, you love decorating your home; fussing with every little detail that makes your home so unique and special. It’s your haven under the sun. You want to share…

  • And for $895.00 We Will Fix It

    And for $895.00 We Will Fix It

    Okay. So you know the expenses of owning your own home. Or if you don’t or you rent, here’s something to learn. We have an underground sprinkler system, the first one we’ve ever encountered in all the homes we’ve lived in. And I must say, it’s the biggest money-sucker going! The system wouldn’t turn on…