Archive for Archive for July, 2011
Frugal (and very useful) Bridal Gift
Years ago somebody gave me something called a ‘Kitchen Witch.’ It was a doll made up of wooden spoons, a dish towel or two, a copper scrubber for her hair, and she rode on a spoon. You could make this ‘kitchen angel’ instead, using a dish towel and dishcloth. Here’s another version, and it’s incredibly [...]
The Frugal Life and Technology
Sitting on the park bench with Husband, waiting for the arrival of a special family of friends, I couldn’t help but notice another family seated close by. A father, mother and two young boys were patiently waiting for the festivities of the day to begin. What caught my attention was that for the half an [...]
Cool deal of the week: 6 free photo products
Vistaprint has 6 photo gifts for free right now! OK, maybe “free” is a little misleading because you do pay postage/handling, but these are awesome prices for very cool gifts! Here’s what you pay when it’s all said and done: Calendar- $5.67 Flipbook – $5.89 Mug – $5.67 Mouse Pad- $4.41 T-shirt – $4.41 Magnets- [...]
Saving Money On Gas
I’m going to assume we all know the usual things- limit the driving you have to do, walk when you can, don’t cruise the parking lot looking for the closest parking space (I’m horrible about this), combine errands and trips so you’re not starting the car up more times than you absolutely have to when [...]
Seasons That Make the Frugal Life Flow
Reading the comment Mary left on my last post, a thought came to mind. I began to contemplate on how the seasons impacted the frugal life. Mary had found the hot weather season to make her frugal life more challenging and as I continued to evaluate my own life, I had to agree. There really [...]
More Ways to Bring In Cash
I’ve blogged about ways to earn extra cash before- here’s some ideas. Pick your own fruit somewhere, package it in appropriate amounts for a quick/yummy dessert, attach copies of the recipe and peddle them in the neighborhood. A friend tells me her kids have done that rather successfully, and she suggests you go about 5:30-6 [...]
Feeling Less Than Frugal
Feeling a bit defeated, I sat down to write my Frugalhacks post. The truth was that I was not having many frugal thoughts these days. I hadn’t even tallied up my latest grocery shopping purchases to subtract from my food budget. It wasn’t that I was afraid I had gone over my limits, just that [...]
Bargain Jill discount shopping site
The following sponsored post was provided by Bargain Jill—Your Free Personal Discount Shopper! Many people spend more time than necessary scouring the web for bargains. Their bookmarks folder is crowded with different sites—coupon sites, deal sites, bargain sites. A few years back, Austin native Dustin DeVries felt that people were spending too much time bargain shopping and [...]
Finding Cash
quick review: My husband is teaching a small Dave Ramsey class this summer, and most of the attendants are either second timers, or already living pretty pared to the bone frugal lifestyles. The last two weeks I’ve been sharing ideas to help somebody who is already paring it to the bone possibly shake loose some [...]
Keeping True to the Big Picture
Rushing through the aisles of the grocery store, I couldn’t help but wonder if we were making the right decision. The escalation of the price of gas has impacted our day to day living. We have had to do some budget rearranging to cover our fuel costs. The idea to add shopping trips and errands [...]
Quick Cash
Last week we talked about ways to bring in some extra money, specifically because I am looking for ideas to pass on to the members of my husband’s Dave Ramsey class. Here are some more. Have a yard sale- we have found that we make more money at a yard sale on Thursday. So we [...]
