Archive for Archive for March, 2008
Cheerful Frugality Flushes
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Every tightwad has a secret stash of toilet paper, bought on sale and squirreled away for a rainy day.
You know you’re going to use it eventually!
But for the last several months, I haven’t been able to keep up. My husband’s [...]
Birthday Party Game
Sometimes when we don’t want to wrap a gift, we have scavenger hunts with clues, usually in rhyme, with a present at the end of the hunt. The clues don’t have to be terribly clever, children are not harsh critics in the heat of a hunt for a birthday present. It might work something like [...]
Showcase: This Wasn’t In The Plan
Would you like to have your blog featured here? If you are a member of the Frugal Blogroll, just email me for a questionnaire.
This week’s featured blogger is Alison from This Wasn’t In The Plan.Tell me a little about yourself: who are you?
I’m a 27 year old stay at home mom to two [...]
Unboxing the Kids
Sitting at the dinner table Friday night, Stretch (our oldest who is now growing inches overnight) says that he has found the newest and latest way to save money. Really? “Teach kids to swallow pills. Tablets and capsules are less expensive than liquids and they taste better too.” You know, I’ve heard of some interesting money [...]
Quit Being a One Woman Show!
I think my main problem with entertaining is that I like to over do everything. Instead of enjoying a simple meal among friends or family, I need to prove my prowess in the kitchen and lay the smack down on my kitchen appliances. I don’t know if this is because I like to cook so [...]
Cheerful Frugality Reassesses
Deep breath. Christ is risen. And in my family’s observance, the discipline of Lent and the celebration of Easter come to a close.
Whew.
It’s tempting to gloss along to the next new challenge. But cheerful frugality works best when you can take a moment to reassess.
How can I do this better next time? [...]
Saturday roundup
Where’s the good stuff this week? Did you do a roundup of frugal links, or have you found a roundup that you would like to recommend? Tell the Frugal Hackers of the world!
To add a link, just fill in the name of the post, then copy the url into Mr. Linky’s window below. Please keep [...]
