Great Frugal Shopping Today
Today, I had to take the kids with me to the city to go to the dentist, and I figured that while I was already there, I’d take care of errands that needed getting done. Fortunately, every single errand I got done managed to be a frugal one, so I wanted to share them with […]
Buying Shoes For My Complicated Feet — For Cheap!
Shoe shopping has not been easy for me, like ever. But it has gotten especially harder since I moved abroad. Shoe shopping has always led me to crying, because I can never find what I want in my size, and usually end up paying exorbitant prices for shoes I don’t even like when I finally […]
Things I Found Worthwhile Buying While Abroad
When I had to go to the US earlier this month to take care of financial matters, I had to decide if I wanted to do any shopping while there. I feel like so often people who go abroad go shopping just for the sake of shopping, and then they say they saved money by […]
Shoe Shopping That Finally Makes Me Excited!
I have something embarrassing but important (I feel, anyhow) to share. I’m not one that is brought to tears easily. I watch emotional movies and don’t cry. I hear sad news and while it affects me, I don’t cry. But one thing pretty much guaranteed to make me cry has been something else that brings […]
Frugal Accomplishments This Week
We have had a really beautiful last week locally, which made me want to do one thing- get outdoors! The kids and I went out a lot because of this, and we made sure to bring along frugal food for ourselves on all our trips so we didn’t need to buy while out. And while […]
Falling into Sales Traps on Black Friday (and in General)
Thanksgiving is coming up. And what does that mean? Talking about what you appreciate in your life? Talking about the history of the holiday? Perhaps… but on the blogosphere, especially in the frugal blogosphere, the thanksgiving aspect of the holiday is severely overshadowed by the countless discussions about Black Friday, pre-Black Friday, and pre-pre Black […]
How I Fixed My Son’s Broken Sandal
I bought my sons sandals in April, since the weather here is good enough by then to wear sandals, which my boys live in until October or so. Unfortunately, despite my not buying the cheapest pairs of sandals I could find, Lee’s sandals were very close to breaking to the point of being unwearable. The […]
What I Brought Back Home From My Trip to the USA
I’m home!!! After a long trip- nearly 13 complete days from when I stepped out the front door until I stepped back in again, I am home from the US. Bearing goodies! People asked me what I bought in the US and why those specific things, so I said- why not just make a post […]
Clothes Swaps- Perfect Way to Get Free Clothes and Declutter
Would you believe me if I told you that not only did I declutter and get rid of 4 giant garbage bags filled with clothes that were never used and just took up room in our house, but I also got all this clothes for the family, absolutely free? How’s that? A clothes swap! My […]
Sometimes Being a Hormonal, Emotional Mess Pays Off
Alternatively titled “Don’t Give Up Too Quickly”. My kids’ new shoes Today, I had an experience that, in all honesty, I wouldn’t care to repeat. It left me an emotional, blubbering mess, in which I seemingly reacted out of proportion to what actually happened, but at the end, everything worked out for the best, and I […]
