Archive for Out of the Box Frugality
Look in Somebody Else’s Flower Box
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!OK, maybe I lied. Maybe I do have a few frugal ideas left. Kim lets me hang around in case I get inspired. Today I’m inspired… and it happens to be Wednesday so I thought I’d post.
I have a purple [...]
Packing Boxes and Closing Shop
When it comes to frugality, I’ve never been a number cruncher. Budget people with spreadsheets that detail every expenditure to the penny make my head spin. Folks who play the CVS game leave me in awe. I know my talents. Understanding and making ECBs dance are not among them. I’m an idea girl and a Providence seeker.
My frugal philosophy has always [...]
Out of the Box Uses
You know how Real Simple magazine has all kinds of nifty new uses for old and faithful stuff? As the frugal mavens that I know you all are, I’m curious to know how YOU use old things in new places to save money.
Some of my favorite ideas are using orphaned stemware for vases, candle holders and displaying little things [...]
Warm Weather Fun
It’s about that time again. School is almost out, summer is just around the corner and your kids are soon to start using the “b” word: bored. Phooey on them. Life can be so much fun if you have the right attitude. With just a little prompting, there are lots of frugally fun things to do.
I’ve already shared [...]
Peeking in the Clothing Box
I’ve been to at least six different places (from Goodwill to Payless to Dexter) looking for summer sandals. Because my tailbone injury won’t tolerate some styles and my feet are shoebox width, I was hoping that shopping early would get me something wearable. Silly me. At present, I’m 0-7 with no sandals on the horizon. (I’m hesitant [...]
I missed that box!
This is bad. It’s noon here in New England and I just realized it’s Wednesday. You’d think preparing for a 7:15am meeting with the speaker for next month’s brunch would have helped me notice the day. uuum, no. I suppose it would have been much worse to crawl in bed at 9pm or so tonight and realize I had [...]
What Can I Bring? - Out of the Box Hospitality
Now that I’ve identified and overcome my hang ups about entertaining, (check the comments) we’ve been having lots of fun with dinner guests!
When we invite folks over, the first thing out of their mouths after they agree to come is, “What can we bring?” I used to answer, “Nothing, just come!” only to be met with guilt [...]
