Archive for Archive for December, 2010
Wedding Bells Are Here Again!
It seems like only yesterday we were busy with the details of the wedding of Firstborn Son and New Daughter. Little did we know another wedding day would soon be on the horizon! After a precious courtship, Daughter said yes to a terrific young man and so our wedding planning has begun! So for the [...]
5 Good Habits for Gaining Financial Stability and Independence
From the moment we are born we begin to learn those necessary skills to get us through life. But just because we have reached adulthood doesn’t mean we are done with that development, and in the world of finances a lot of us have fallen well behind where we should be. Fiscal health is an [...]
Last Minute Frugal Wrapping Paper
We make it our practice (when we remember) to request paper bags for our groceries, especially in November and December. We use them to make some of our Christmas wrapping paper. Cut open the brown paper bags (we do this because most of them have store logos on them). If you have time for it [...]
A Frugal Controversy
Recently while checking out a frugal blog site, I happened upon a bit of controversy. A blogger had previously written about an exciting financial goal her husband and she had achieved. They had made a large purchase debt free after some years of hard work and personal sacrifice. Now this blogger was apologizing most [...]
Advice for a Young Friend
One of my favorite things about living frugally is being able to advice young people just starting out. Case in point- a young friend of my daughters’ graduated from university a couple years ago with a nice degree- but no work in her field, and a large amount of student debt. She has been working [...]
A Great Sale!
Browsing through some of the products on the Vision Forum website, I decided to share about another incredible sale Vision Forum is having. The sale is slated to end Friday, December 17th at midnight, so if you are interested, don’t delay! Yes, I am a Vision Forum affiliate and yes, if you click through these [...]
Your favorite frugal links
I recently offered $10 to whoever submitted the best frugal link. Thank you to everyone who participated! It wasn’t easy to choose a favorite, but I started by narrowing it down: 5 Ways to Decorate Your Holiday Table on a Budget – some of us need to spend less to get a richer look. How [...]
Life in a Snowglobe
Last week I posted about the birth of our oldest daughter’s firstborn, our second grandson. We ended up in the NICU, where he has been for the last two weeks, with a complicated diagnosis and a hard road ahead of him and his parents. Still, we all hope and pray it is a long [...]
Frugal Mother
Contemplating my title of “Frugal Mother,” I couldn’t help but think of the changing tones of voice heard when these words are spoken by my dear family members. Honestly, I would like to tell you that this title of endearment has always been spoken with great affection and reverence. Alas, if truth be told, there [...]
My second grandson was born at home while I watched Tuesday, November 2, at 5:00 in the morning. Within a few minutes, minutes that seemed to take an hour or more, he was whisked away by ambulance, our eldest daughter in the back with him, still waiting for the afterbirth, her wonderful husband, terrified, but [...]
Frugal Flavors
Scanning the multitude of ice cream flavors to make a choice for a dessert for guests, I realized that I always seemed to be drawn to vanilla. Wanting to expand my horizons a bit, I checked out some of the more “exotic” flavors. Finding one I deemed to be a bit more exciting, yet safe, [...]
