Category Archives: frugal

Is It Just MY Vacuum Cleaner?

frugal
One of these days I'm going to do some research on the best vacuum cleaners, then I'm going to write the names of them in my tiny purse phone book and when I'm at Savers or Goodwill on a sale day, I'm looking for a new vacuum cleaner. Our vacuum cleaner is probably two years old. It's a cheap one that we bought from Walmart – similar to this one Bissell Upright Bagless Vacuum but mine is a 6594-W and… Read the rest

Valentine’s Day Soup

frugal, holidays
We stayed home and had a nice relaxing day. Well, it was fairly relaxing for me, as I stayed in the kitchen cooking most of the day. Mr. A spent several hours replacing a bypass hose on my 13 year old vehicle. One of the recipes I made today is one I came up with years ago, but never got around to making it. Now that I've finally made it, turns out I was right! It is delicious! If you… Read the rest

Target 90% Off – The Countdown Begins

frugal, spending money
My FAVORITE shopping day of the year. The day that Target marks its Christmas inventory down to 90%. This means WE pay only 10% of the retail cost. Imagine getting 40 beautiful, high quality Christmas cards for $1.49 – instead of $14.99! Thick rolls of wrapping paper for $0.34 instead of $3.49. Bows and ribbons for $0.49 instead of $4.99. Just thinking about it makes me giddy!! And I'm not typically a shopper!! And here's the best part of all… Read the rest

Pear Crumb Cake – A Little Lighter and Perfect for a Holiday Brunch

frugal
Now I know this isn't a cooking blog, but here's how it fits in with personal finance and frugality: I used ingredients I had in the house, instead of wasting time and money driving to a store (the nearest city that might have open stores is 22 miles away!) I made it from scratch, so it was cheaper than buying store made. Some ingredients were given to us free (almonds and the yogurt). No plastic containers to deal with (we… Read the rest