Archive for misc.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Frugal Treasure Hunt
I’ve been posting some excerpts and summaries of a fun Grace Livingston Hill novel over on my regular blog. For those who don’t know, GLJ was a Christian ‘romance’ writer in the early 20th century- mostly from the twenties to the early forties. Her books are formula fiction, but it’s a fun formula fiction (to [...]
New members on the Frugal Blogroll
New blogs added to the Frugal Blogroll: Tightwad Gazette – promoting deals and coupon match-ups for Metro Detroit area stores, along with online, deals, freebies, samples and money saving strategies. momondealz - The goals of the site are to help others find deals, coupons, freebies, recipes, and coupon matchups in order to save money. Deb’s Freebies [...]
Frugal Bliss
Our second daughter, the Equuschick, does not collect many things because she is not that sort of person. One thing she does collect is Christmas angels, the sort that light up and sit on the top of the tree. Hers sit out all year long on the television cabinet in the home she shares with [...]
Save 100%
From a blog called Small Notebook: One day last week I surprised my daughter with a trip to the mall so she could run around the children’s play area. All of a sudden, I saw lots of stuff that I didn’t even realize I needed until I saw them on sale. Especially sales for children’s [...]
Frugal Locations
It was a light bulb moment! Of course, I told myself! Years ago, seeking to be encouraged in trying to live the economical life, I had been reading some blogs where other women were also struggling to make ends meet. Although always needing to watch pennies, I was just beginning to understand the process of [...]
Frugal and Healthy
I am by no means an expert on this issue, and, of course, ‘healthy food’ means different things to different people. But here are some ways that may work for some people to expand the variety of foods I would consider healthy in their diets: Gleaning- this time of year you may find wild berry [...]
A Frugal Hero
Sitting with Dear Friend, enjoying the view of Pennsylvania hills massed with lush and large green leafed trees, our conversation was filled with memories. Family and I were on a trip to the East Coast, and had some precious moments to visit with this woman. Alzheimer’s, seeking to steal this incredible, fascinating mind, had left [...]
Are You Frugal Or Resourceful?
I enjoy listening to the NPR show Splendid Table, but I rarely put its gourmet suggestions to work in my own kitchen. This week’s episode sticks with me, though. Host Lynn Rossetto Kasper opens the episode with the statement: “Aren’t you sick of being frugal?” She bemoans frugal’s negative baggage, contrasting it with the chipper term ”resourceful.” To [...]
New members on the Frugal Blogroll
If you’re wondering why new members haven’t been added to the Frugal Blogroll lately, here’s my excuse: click the image to read Parker’s birth story. To everyone who added the Frugal Hacker badge and waited so patiently for me to get around to adding your blog, thank you! To those who gave up on me [...]
