Archive for Archive for August, 2010
Giveaway: The Tightwad Gazette
Here’s your chance to win the bible of frugalites everywhere! Just leave your best, most creative money-saving tip in the comments to enter. I believe you should never buy new when you can find it used, so I’ll choose a random winner to receive a very gently used copy of The Tightwad Gazette. There are [...]
Weekend links
New on the Frugal Blogroll Brad’s Deals – specializing in online coupon codes I don’t care too much for Money – My website is about a me, a 20 something girl returning to school and saving, not spending. Good reads around the web How to Negotiate Like a Pro – Negotiating skills are good for [...]
Repurposing Furniture
My daughter has a gorgeous antique dresser with a marble top, but the drawers are completely dysfunctional. They stick, they go all wonky, they just are a pain. Her husband is handy, and he has tried to fix them, but they just won’t be fixed. I was thinking she could take the drawers out altogether, [...]
Be A Frugal World Changer
Pausing in my ironing, I smile and listen a bit more carefully. A man’s voice on the radio is clear and vibrant. Sharing how his perspective has changed and choices are now being made to live purposefully and with financial wisdom, this caller is grateful for his new freedom. Continuing to share about the impact [...]
Poll: why are you frugal?
Do you ever wonder how many other people think the way you do? Let’s take a little peek into each other’s brains, shall we? Did you find an answer that fit your situation? What reasons have you heard others give? What other answers do you think should be on the poll?
Save on auto parts
When I make purchases online, I nearly always do a quick search for a coupon. There are many sites that list coupons, but CouponChief is one of the most popular. I’ve heard of it before but just rediscovered it last week. For some reason I thought Couponchief was primarily for printing out coupons to use [...]
Weekend links
New on the Frugal Blogroll: The Coupon Don – My site is about saving money, grocery deals, frugal recipes and more. I like to do reviews as well and will be starting a new charity feature each week! The Coupon Challenge – Dedicated to providing you with coupons, freebies, store matchups, deal scenarios, recipes, giveaways, [...]
A Better Alternative
Opening up the email which had come through from a friend, I smiled. There was the ideal alternative (in my opinion) to typical gift registries. I couldn’t help but remember the bit of controversy stirred up by my musings, previously. Here, this new bride-to-be had come up with what I would think the perfect frugal [...]
Plugging the leaks in the budget
Our income has decreased, so I’ve been busy trimming a few corners from our monthly expenses. The changes below are not painful cuts, but small leaks that didn’t seem to warrant attention until the change in income motivated me. Once I started, I was surprised at how the savings added up. $10 – Reduced [...]
Flexibility
One of the frugal tips that I see often, but don’t hold to much myself is the second half of this two part advice: Always make a list to go shopping, and stick to your list. A shopping list is good. Rigidly sticking to that list is a hobgoblin of improvidence. It all depends, you [...]
Terrier Moments
A sense of discouragement began to surface as I left the store. Convenience due to a busy schedule seemed to be winning over frugality this day. Walking to my car, I began to chide myself that as a writer for a frugal blog, life was not feeling frugal. An avid thrift shopper, I knew the [...]
Swagbucks Swag code for August
I love Swagbucks! It paid for our kids’ Christmas gifts last year, and if you know much about me that’s a lotta kids to buy for! So I’m excited to announce that Swagbucks is ending the summer with lots of fun promotions! First, you’ll have the chance to win five different limited edition back-to-school themed [...]
Weekend roundup
New blogs on the Frugal Blogroll: Financial Planning Tips – My site is all about personal financial planning and money management for the average Joe or Jane. Sensible advice for sensible people! True Southern Elegance – My blog is a hodge-podge of food (cooking and dining out), entertaining, interior design and travel. A few of [...]
A Few ‘What’s In My Hand’ Hacks
We had all the fixings for sandwiches, but no mayonnaise, and no time to make it from scratch. What we did have is a variety of flavored salad dressings in the fridge, Green Goddess, Ranch, Italian, and others (a friend comes to eat once a week, bringing a salad and she sometimes leaves a bottle [...]
The Frugality of Books
Dusting my seemingly endless shelves of books, my thoughts began to wander. How does the acquiring of books fit into the frugal life? Which would a more frugal purchase: hardbacks or paperbacks? My whole family loves books. All my children are working on their own libraries, and my youngest son in particular devours classic authors [...]
