Frugal Ideas for Frugal Living

You Win Some, You Lose Some, And Then You Win Some

It's fun being a Frugal, but not all the frugal things I have attempted to do have turned out to have been fun. I've had my share of disappointments and just plain failures. Every once in a while ... more
Posted March 13th, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas

OK, Now I’m Worried

The current economic bad news has been like an annoying screechy noise in the back of my brain.  Things are really bad, but up to now nobody I know has been personally affected by it. Well, that has officially changed.  The ... more
Posted March 12th, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas

Veggies for Frugal-Lazy-Dummies, First in a Series

Yep, it's a new series that's sweeping the nation: the "Frugal-Lazy-Dummies" series.  I think, though, that starting it off with a look at home vegetable gardens is a baaaaad place to begin.  I have found that vegetable gardening is NOT ... more
Posted March 11th, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas

Go Go, Yogurt, Go

Yep.  I'm really diggin' this homemade yogurt dealio more and more. A few days ago I hit a Frugal grandslam, thanks in large part to my cheap yogurt.  Here's the 411: I roasted up one of my cheap Turkeys a few ... more
Posted March 10th, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas

The Big 1-0-0!

Today is a very special day here at the IdeasforFrugalLiving.com Worldwide Headquarters (er, my house).  Yep, believe it or not we have reached the 100th post milestone. This is a big deal.  So in keeping with the big-dealness of the day, ... more
Posted March 9th, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas

The Stars Speak

I don't usually read my horoscope, but the entry for Sunday 3/1/09 caught my eye: "Taurus: Continue to advise your friends on living within their means.  Some of them are listening." Spooky! more
Posted March 7th, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas

I Don’t Get No Respect, Plus I Start A New Frugal Series

So not too long ago I read an article in The Dallas Morning News about a group of local housewife-bloggers. It was a good article, and interesting to know that I wasn't the only Collin County housewife who has headed ... more
Posted March 6th, 2009 | Tags: Frugal Ideas