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Giving It All Away

One of the negative things that is sometimes associated with living a frugal lifestyle is the idea that frugally-minded people are also tightwads or stingy. That is, if you wash out your ziploc baggies, shop at thrift stores or lower your thermostat in the winter, then you must be a miserable person with no thought for others. Remember Ebenezer Scrooge? But I think that frugal people are in a unique position to be able to be far more generous than the average person. Frugal people have learned how to save money, stretch those dollars and finds ways to make something … Continue reading →

Gift Shopping for Kids

Kids love getting the chance to purchase their own gifts for family and friends. It is a great practice to get into and can teach kids about the real meaning behind giving gifts to those we love and admire. Most kids naturally have a limited budget. Finding ways that they can stretch that budget will also help them learn about money and financial choices. You can give your children the opportunity to make their gift dollars go a long way when you guide them to shop smartly. Right about this time, holiday bazaars should be popping up around your community. … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Month in Review: June 2008

What a happy month is June, filled with the renewal of spring and the promise of summer. In the last month, we have shared so many ideas for frugal living and saving money. This past month has seen some pretty big increases in food, gas and other items (look for an upcoming post about strawberries increasing more than 100 percent). Now more than ever, it is important to save money where we can. This is why I decided to do a month in review. June 2nd Frugal Living Review: May 26th Through June 1st Garage sale shopping has got to … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Review: June 9th Through June 15th

Have you been finding that your budget is exploding these days? We actually haven’t been doing too badly, but we have changed our lifestyle just a little bit to accommodate some of the increases in prices. Later this week, I’ll be sharing some of the changes I have made in grocery shopping, for example. Meanwhile, check out this past week’s articles, including two by Nicole. Welcome back! June 9th 6 Ways to Reduce Our Use of Paper Products Paper products, such as paper towels, paper plates, paper napkins, baby wipes and even printer paper are certainly convenient in today’s world. … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Week in Review: February 11th Through February 17th

As usual, the Frugal Blog has been packed with all sorts of frugal ideas. I love discovering new ways of saving money. Of course, sometimes we can go too far, can’t we? I would love to hear all of your favorite ways to save money. Hmm, that sounds like a good excuse for a contest to come here soon. You heard it first! And now, here is a review of all of last week’s frugal articles. February 11th Frugal Living Week in Review: February 4th Through February 10th From storing apples and using alternatives to expensive “green bags” to saving … Continue reading →

Home Week in Review: Dec. 31 – Jan. 6

Well, we’ve begun another new year. How many times have you written 2007 on a check or other paper so far? Throughout the year, we’ll have plenty of articles that we hope will help and inspire you. If you have any requests or questions, please let us know. If you’ve missed anything you can always check the week in review blogs for the latest articles at a glance. Here are this past week’s titles: Do you do New Year’s Resolutions? If you do, best of luck to you. We all have room for improvement, but I couldn’t pick just one … Continue reading →

Finding Ways to use up “Bargain” Products

Sometimes, those super bargains are not quite the great value we’re expecting. It happens. It’s just too good of a deal to pass up, or so it seems at the time, but later you find that it wasn’t really the bargain you bargained for. Still, once you have made a purchase, you don’t want to let the product go to waste. Maybe it isn’t as effective or convenient to use as promised, or maybe just not for its intended purpose. Recently, I made such a purchase. I bought laundry detergent -a decent brand name- for a fraction of the price … Continue reading →

Product Review: The Wizard by Spellbinders

Recently, I stumbled across this awesome product, quite by accident actually. That seems to be the way I find all the cool new products these days. I’m an addict and have to have everything, but a die cutting system was not something I wanted….until now! With so many different die cutting systems available to scrapbookers now, it is challenging finding the right one for you. In a recent poll, scrapbookers were asked to vote for their favorite die cutting system and then explain why. The Wizard Embossing and Die Cutting System by Spellbinders won hands down! This system is a … Continue reading →