Comments on: Cheerful Frugality Gives (Again) http://frugalhacks.com/2008/12/01/cheerful-frugality-gives-again/ Good stewardship in action. How do you do it? Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:10:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: MzScarlett http://frugalhacks.com/2008/12/01/cheerful-frugality-gives-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3949 MzScarlett Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:21:15 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=734#comment-3949 I picked up an x-box in excellent shape at Salvation Army cost: 14.99; worked just fine; would have gotten $ back if it hadn't; Game Crazy had 4 games for $10; bought 8 of them; total cost $35.00; Terry Lewis suede lined skirt, excellent conditon, 75% off rack at Salvation Army cost $4.50; cute brand new leather jacket & skirt, from Wilson's leather, most expensive leather shop in town, found at Salvation Army $39.00; Sorry, the X box was at GOODWILL not Salvation Army; brand new t shirts, many of them: men's sizes from 99 cents to $1.99; brand new insultated & expensive mens boots $9.99 Goodwill; found over time, but it pays to shop! Never know what treasures you will uncover! (many many more of them, from cookbooks, to beautiful new coats from Denim & Co; for $5.99!!!!! YES! I picked up an x-box in excellent shape at Salvation Army cost: 14.99; worked just fine; would have gotten $ back if it hadn’t; Game Crazy had 4 games for $10; bought 8 of them; total cost $35.00; Terry Lewis suede lined skirt, excellent conditon, 75% off rack at Salvation Army cost $4.50; cute brand new leather jacket & skirt, from Wilson’s leather, most expensive leather shop in town, found at Salvation Army $39.00; Sorry, the X box was at GOODWILL not Salvation Army; brand new t shirts, many of them: men’s sizes from 99 cents to $1.99; brand new insultated & expensive mens boots $9.99 Goodwill; found over time, but it pays to shop! Never know what treasures you will uncover! (many many more of them, from cookbooks, to beautiful new coats from Denim & Co; for $5.99!!!!! YES!

]]> By: Ewokgirl http://frugalhacks.com/2008/12/01/cheerful-frugality-gives-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3915 Ewokgirl Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:40:08 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=734#comment-3915 My nieces' gifts cost little for the gifts themselves. I bought books when they were 4-for-3 at Amazon. I bought little flashlights from a Black Friday deal last week. And the fabric for the bed pockets I'm sewing was on sale over the summer for $1.99/yard. Each gift is costing less than $10. Unfortunately, shipping the gifts to them in Europe is going to cost me. I keep the cost down somewhat by sending presents in a flat-rate postage box. The gifts can weigh a ton and not cost me extra, as long as they fit in the box. I'm making some our gifts, as usual. I, too, am a fan of consumables. For the rest, if they weren't purchased in months past, then I'm just searching out the best deals. My nieces’ gifts cost little for the gifts themselves. I bought books when they were 4-for-3 at Amazon. I bought little flashlights from a Black Friday deal last week. And the fabric for the bed pockets I’m sewing was on sale over the summer for $1.99/yard. Each gift is costing less than $10.

Unfortunately, shipping the gifts to them in Europe is going to cost me. I keep the cost down somewhat by sending presents in a flat-rate postage box. The gifts can weigh a ton and not cost me extra, as long as they fit in the box.

I’m making some our gifts, as usual. I, too, am a fan of consumables. For the rest, if they weren’t purchased in months past, then I’m just searching out the best deals.

]]> By: Pat in Kitchenre http://frugalhacks.com/2008/12/01/cheerful-frugality-gives-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3913 Pat in Kitchenre Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:27:01 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=734#comment-3913 How am I doning Christmas. For my friends at home here, I am making jam, gooseberry from my garden, and I made up antipasta at the end of summer. I also will be making artifical Christmas arrangements for several friends who request them every year, ( every thing for the arrangements came to just under $20. and that will make 6 arrangements. Then as an extra I am making pine cone Tree ornaments, with bows and trim on the top. Some of the cones are spray painted gold, others tipped with white acrylic. I think one for each family member will be my limit this year. cost, $4. using left over paint, free pine cones off the ground and treated *( by cooking at 200 for 2 hours in the oven) also i was given a big bag of ribbons many of which will show up on the cones. For my Families that live away from me I am sending the money for them to provide Christmas dinner from me. Each of 2 families, that saves sending individual presents to each family member and the cost of postage for them. This way, they can spend what they would have spent for a big day of goodies and Christmas dinner, for other things their families would like. (Last year what I sent bought dinner for Christmas and New Years for the one family, and for most of the eats for the family for 2 weeks! They said it was the best present they got, so I was happy.) Once you are older you can't fight the crowds even if you wanted to. I'm still not comfortable buying on line. So I think I will stick to what I am doing. How am I doning Christmas. For my friends at home here, I am making jam, gooseberry from my garden, and I made up antipasta at the end of summer. I also will be making artifical Christmas arrangements for several friends who request them every year, ( every thing for the arrangements came to just under $20. and that will make 6 arrangements. Then as an extra I am making pine cone Tree ornaments, with bows and trim on the top. Some of the cones are spray painted gold, others tipped with white acrylic. I think one for each family member will be my limit this year. cost, $4. using left over paint, free pine cones off the ground and treated *( by cooking at 200 for 2 hours in the oven) also i was given a big bag of ribbons many of which will show up on the cones.
For my Families that live away from me I am sending the money for them to provide Christmas dinner from me. Each of 2 families, that saves sending individual presents to each family member and the cost of postage for them. This way, they can spend what they would have spent for a big day of goodies and Christmas dinner, for other things their families would like. (Last year what I sent bought dinner for Christmas and New Years for the one family, and for most of the eats for the family for 2 weeks! They said it was the best present they got, so I was happy.)
Once you are older you can’t fight the crowds even if you wanted to. I’m still not comfortable buying on line. So I think I will stick to what I am doing.

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