Ideas for Frugal Living
We told our 17 year old son and 16 year old daughter they could invite friends over for a barbecue this spring. They decided on this weekend. I asked a few days ago how many I might expect and ds nonchalantly replies “Oh, maybe 50.” LOL! (where is that [...]
I used to be so intimidated to host any small group in my house, it does not matter whether it is a church small group or the scouts. I was raised to believe that one’s house should always be immaculate. Well for me at this point in my life that is just not realistic [...]
Price adjustments are a wonderful thing. You buy an item, it goes on sale within the next week/10 days/whatever the store policy is, and the store refunds the difference between what you paid and what the sale price is. This is ESPECIALLY good for me and my husband. We seem to have an unerring knack [...]
I have noticed that the art of picnicking is dying and I think this is so sad. It used to be when I was a little girl when my parents would take us children to a theme park or somewhere special like the ocean a meal was always packed for us. It was always [...]
I’ve been a slacker blogging lately. I’ve also been a slacker in my frugalities. I do this on occasion and the only realistic solution I’ve found is to catch myself quick as I can and get back on track. We can all redirect ourselves as often as necessary. One of those [...]
Before I go any further, let me assure you that my husband and I do, in fact, have lives. We even have interests – lots of them – that don’t involve grocery stores. But as I’ve said in previous blog entries, my husband loves grocery shopping. The grown-up analogy for “kid in a candy store” could be [...]