My Grandma was Truly Frugal

Yesterday I promised to tell you about my frugal Grandma.  Grandma was born in 1914 and passed away in 2007.  She grew up during lived through the Great Depression which I'm sure affected her lifestyle for her entire life.  In her mid-twenties, my Grandma contracted tuberculosis and spent almost three years in a sanitarium. When she finally recovered enough to be discharged, she discovered that family members, apparently assuming she would die in the sanitarium, had been able to remove… Read the rest

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 look at the various bloggers who have discussed this highly subjective topic. Are you frugal? Are you TRULY frugal? Are you REALLY frugal?  Or are you just… Read the rest

Need A Small Dollar Item on Amazon?

How many times has this happened to you while shopping at Amazon? Have you, like me, gone to order one book, find a second one that you want and find that both books come to just a dollar or two short of free shipping? I've wondered if there was some way to find something inexpensive to buy, to get my purchase over $25.00.  Usually I end up buying another book I want, and spending over $30. Recently I found this… Read the rest