Frugal Ideas for Frugal Living
Bargaining Basement
As part of my efforts to whip my house into shape before I start my new job, I thought that now would be a good time to turn my attention to my study. Finally. We moved into this house almost exactly ... more
Posted June 25th, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
In Praise Of Hamburger
I was raised on hamburger. My parents were on a tight budget and hamburger allowed them to feed four hungry kids while at the same time helping them stay within their ... more
Posted June 24th, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
Major Announcement Today That Will Bring Me Peace
So when did we last meet? Thursday or thereabouts? Yeah, it's been a long time for me too. This is what I've been up to: I've been mostly giving my house a good, big clean. This has to do with my ... more
Posted June 22nd, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
Reverse Snobbery - The Frugal World’s Dirty Little Secret
This is an issue I've been noticing for a while now. It goes something like this: People who have big houses, cars, nice things in general are bad. From (some) Frugals' points of view. I've seen this sentiment expressed on other frugal ... more
Posted June 17th, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
Easy, Good-For-You Fast Food
Yesterday was filled with lots of little errands. Because of this, I knew that by dinnertime I wasn't going to feel like cooking. But I wasn't exactly going to feel like going out to eat, either. Since one of those errands ... more
Posted June 16th, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
Pretty Maids All In A Row
This was what I saw this Saturday: These are the metal members of the DFW Camaro5 club, holding a summit meeting at Snuffer's Restaurant in Plano, Tx. Most of these dudes took ... more
Posted June 15th, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
Fun Cheap Saturday
Yesterday when we took Sparky to the Vet, he found out she has a heart murmur. I've heard of this but I didn't know what it is. So I asked. He told ... more
Posted June 13th, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas
