Category Archives: frugal

Children’s Angel Foundation Thrift & Boutique Wouldn’t You Rather Donate to a Small Charity?

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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.  I've always been working, on the clock, in a hurry or happened to pass by the store when it was closed. Since I was off work, not in a… Read the rest

Total Gym Exercise Manual – Where to Find One Free

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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 I can't find the exercise manual.  Thank goodness for the Internet; after a few minutes of searching I was able to find a site that has copy which… Read the rest

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

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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 I'm hankering to have, but then I'd be adding gas money to the item not to mention the time spent driving there and back.  It would at this… Read the rest

Would You, Could You Spend $29 on a 5 Pound Bag of Flour?

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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 pound bag of flour.  Kacie mentioned making flour tortillas and those are also very expensive nowadays.  However, I should say that I personally find that fresh baked goods… Read the rest