Day One! The Challenge & Tea

I have been thinking about starting this blog since last May when I attended the memorial service for the original Miss Penny Saver. She was my mother's best friend who passed away at 90. In her obituary, I read that she used to write a short editorial for a newspaper in Illinois and her pen name was none other than Miss Penny Saver. That inspired me to start the blog remembering her and others like her, who knew how to live within their means. I decided to challenge myself to balance my budget and even save $and inspire others to do the same.
Tip #1 comes directly from the original Miss Penny Saver: Use tea as food for house plants. It is cheaper and the plants like it better than the food you buy at the nursery. A bonus: house plants keep you sane somehow...they need you, but don't cause any major stress in your life.