Making Black Friday Work For You
Black Friday and Cyber Monday some of those things that most frugal bloggers write about, and not just somewhat, but with a lot of emphasis, especially advertising deals as the days get nearer. You might have noticed that I have not done anything of the sort. Unlike many other frugal blogs, my emphasis is not […]
Thoughts on a Money Management Podcast with Amanda Steinberg
I’ve been working regularly doing cleaning jobs, and at first, I was listening to music while I was cleaning. But then I decided I wanted to start being doing more, and decided to listen to various self growth related podcasts while cleaning, and I’ve been loving it. Today I was listening to a podcast on […]
Visiting London on a Shoestring Budget
No, I’m not heading to London. (Yet, though this post really makes me want to go.) However, my best friend, Michelle, recently was in London, and she amazed me not only by how many things she saw in her short amount of time there, but also little she spent doing so. As she knows how […]
Excited About All These Free Things
Lately I’ve been working regularly as a household cleaner part time, and then I’m doing one off organizing jobs for different families as well. In addition to this being a rather well paying job in my area (it makes more per hour than many jobs requiring degrees) I’ve also discovered that there’s one huge perk […]
My Super Frugal Grocery Shop at “Happy Hour”
Lately my fridge has been remarkably empty. I hurt my foot over a week ago, and even before that I’ve been very busy with work, so I haven’t managed to make it to the open air market for produce, and the stores closer to home have been so incredibly overpriced for produce so I haven’t […]
What We’re Feeding Our Dog, and Are Dogs Expensive?
We brought our dog, Snickers, home in July and we are very much in love with her, and she is a wonderful addition to our family. All the family members adore her, and she adores us, and patiently puts up with some kids who are extra expressive in their love of her, if you catch my […]
Stockpiling Groceries, Some Follow Up Points
Last post I wrote about why I bought 180 packages of Reese’s Pieces, and I got a lot of feedback on it. The feedback can be divided/summed up into the following categories: Agreement, from people who also stockpile People who were critical of the concept of stockpiling chocolate, something that is nutritionally empty People who […]
Why I Bought 180 Packages of Chocolate
On Friday I got an amazing deal for Reese’s Pieces from a scratch and dent store that I passed en route to a friend’s house. Each box containing 18 packages was being sold for $2.85 or nearly 16 cents per package. So I bought 10 boxes, for a total of $28.50 for 180 packages. […]
Coloring With My Kids
I’ve been looking for ideas of things to do with my kids that are low mess, don’t involve tech, are frugal, and won’t be too much work for me. Something to do with the kids in our time together, bonding activities, and I thought about coloring. Mandalas specifically, because they’re very calming and relaxing and […]
Recent Frugal Accomplishments While Super Busy
My life has taken a drastic turn; if you saw my since deleted post, it’s because of that, but I was asked to take it down. Lets just say that things have changed and I’ve now begun to work out of the house more than I was in the past; some days I am working […]
