I’ve been driving around with two boxes of clothing and one box of paperback books in my vehicle, planning to stop at Savers or Goodwill.  Today I was in the area of Children’s Angel Foundation Thrift & Boutique, a thrift store I’ve been wanting to visit for at least two years.  … click here to continue reading Wouldn’t You Rather Donate to a Small Charity?

Since I’m feeling better physically, I’m finding I have more energy and I’m planning to start exercising on my Total Gym 1700 Club* starting in July.  I got my bedroom cleaned up and decluttered enough to bring the workout machine from my bathroom where it has resided for the past year, but … click here to continue reading Total Gym Exercise Manual – Where to Find One

The other day I was thinking about a couple of things I’ve been wanting to buy.   And I realized that living so far away from the big city probably helps to keep my impulse buying to a minimum. Sure I could jump in my car and drive 30 miles to buy what … click here to continue reading Can You Just Run Out and Buy Something on a Whim?

Kacie over at Sense to Save is teaching herself how to bake, and recently asked in a blog post Can a $9 bag of flour be frugal? My short answer to that is yes.  When you consider bread is $2 to $5 a loaf, you can make several loaves with a five … click here to continue reading Would You, Could You Spend $29 on a 5 Pound Bag of Flour?

Today SVB at The Digerati Life has been kind enough to feature me as a guest blogger with my post Guide To Sewing Buttons: How To Sew On A Button Correctly.   My tutorial has instructions, plus photos. Go on over and check it out, take a look around SVB’s blog and subscribe … click here to continue reading My Guest Post over at The Digerati Life

On Sunday one of my fellow bloggers was taken to task by an anonymous commenter, who suggested that the author was not “truly frugal”. Abigail from I Pick Up Pennies defended herself rather admirably in a response post What is a “True” Frugal Blogger?

I thought it would be interesting to have a … click here to continue reading Do You Qualify to be -Truly- Frugal?

My hubby got me a pair of pajamas for Christmas. Yes, I know we all agreed to buy each other nothing, but when I found he’d bought me something, I went and bought him a pair of slippers. And I also remembered something I wanted to get for AJ, and I already … click here to continue reading Do You Wear Pajamas?