Archive for Archive for September, 2007

Saturday Savings Smorgasbord

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Sometimes, it’s easy to get caught up in thinking of frugality only in terms of getting good bargains. What is important to remember is that often we can save the most money by not spending at all.
How does one practically [...]

Posted by: crystal on Friday, September 28th, 2007

Showcase: Home Life Weekly

Alex blogs at Home Life Weekly.
Why do you blog?
I blog because the internet is a great sources of information and enjoyment, I thought it was time to give something back any way I could hence Home Life Weekly. Also I was
concerned that the frugal tips which were passed down from my [...]

Posted by: KimC (frugalmommy) on Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Keep the Old

First of all, let me apologize for missing last Friday.  I was out of town all week and away from a computer.  I had, I thought, planned ahead for this and had a post all ready.  But I did not understand properly how to make sure it actually posted. Here’s what I meant to say:
One [...]

Posted by: DeputyHeadmistress on Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Frugal = Prudent

Sometimes words can be cheap. Most of us, at one time or another, have encountered some type of slick salesman. It could have been for cars, houses or high school seniors from the football team fundraiser. You knew you were listening to a string of empty words and were either politely, or not so politely, [...]

Posted by: Janel on Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Why Brunch Can Be the Best?

“‘When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,’ said Piglet at last, ‘what’s the first thing you say to yourself?’ ‘What’s for breakfast?’ said Pooh. ‘What do you say, Piglet?’ ‘I say, I wonder what’s going to happen exciting today?’ said Piglet. Pooh nodded thoughtfully. ‘It’s the same thing,’ he said.”
A. A. Milne, ‘The House [...]

Posted by: momadvice on Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Free pearls are frugal

updated: this link is still working for me;  it’s different than the one below, but I’ve changed that as well so give it a try.  Quick!
Every girl needs a treat once in a while, and every guy needs some brownie points.
Click over to Overstocks.com right now and grab a Cultured Freshwater Pearl Necklace for free. [...]

Posted by: KimC (frugalmommy) on Monday, September 24th, 2007

Would you like fries with that?

About 2 weeks ago, Trent at The Simple Dollar did a brief comparison between a McDonald’s Value Menu double cheeseburger and a homemade cheeseburger, concluding that the homemade one was price competitive.
He followed up today with a much more detailed analysis of the McD’s vs. Homemade question. This time he again came down solidly [...]

Posted by: KimC (frugalmommy) on Monday, September 24th, 2007