Family Feasts

One rule that we have in our house is that Christmas and birthday $ is considered off-limits, budget-wise. We each spend our individual money at our own discretion; joint gifts are spent on fun stuff. Our budget is currently so tight that cutting fun stuff goes without question...which means we are really, really cheesed at Christmas and our birthdays.

That said, I did buy this with some of my Christmas $ this year:I've been following this author's blog -- Owlhaven -- for awhile now; in fact, the cheddar turkey casserole I posted a couple days back came from a link from her blog. I love her practical frugality, and I'm excited to see what I learn from her book. The title is a bit misleading; the $75 is meant for a family of four. It's not really the figure I'm concerned about, but the tips and recipes. :D