Wouldn’t You Rather Donate to a Small Charity?

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?

Total Gym Exercise Manual - Where to Find One

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

Can You Just Run Out and Buy Something on a Whim?

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?

My Husband Had to Return a Car Part

CJ Bowker’s recent shoddy customer service experience at Verizon reminded me of one that Mr. A had last week.

There’s an auto parts place in Phoenix known for pinching pennies.  Mr. A likes to buy auto parts there sometimes because they are significantly cheaper than the other stores, Autozone and Checker Auto.

This time … click here to continue reading My Husband Had to Return a Car Part

Would You, Could You Spend $25 on a 5 Pound Bag of Flour?

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?

My Guest Post over at The Digerati Life

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

My Grandma was Truly Frugal

If you are visiting from the Festival of Frugality held at Eliminate the Muda, welcome to Out of Debt Again! Thanks Greg for the work you’ve done to host the Festival today (January 5th, 2010).

Grandma and my Mom in 1944

Yesterday I promised to tell you about my frugal … click here to continue reading My Grandma was Truly Frugal

Do You Qualify to be -Truly- Frugal?

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?

Do You Wear Pajamas?

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?

My Grandma’s Crocheted Easy Square Slippers

I decided for Christmas presents I’m going to make our food manager and her little girl matching slippers.  I decided to use my Grandma’s pattern. It’s very, very simple. You only need to know how to chain, single crochet, and all you need is a tracing of the foot for which the … click here to continue reading My Grandma’s Crocheted Easy Square Slippers

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