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 [...]

Posted by: Janel on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

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 [...]

Posted by: Janel on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

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 [...]

Posted by: Janel on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

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 [...]

Posted by: Janel on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

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 [...]

Posted by: Janel on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

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 [...]

Posted by: Janel on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

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 [...]

Posted by: Janel on Wednesday, April 16th, 2008