Where Frugal Happens
Shopaholic, You Say?
I’ve been thinking about Shopaholics all morning. What makes one, exactly? Is a Shopaholic born, or bred? Me personally, I looooooove being outside, and exercising. If given an hour to myself to do as a please, I’d easily choose an 8 mile run. I wouldn’t think twice about doing anything else. So clearly, I [...]
Swap Etc: Somebody Take My Stuff! Please!
We’ve went and done it. Took down the crib in the baby’s room. She wasn’t sleeping there, and she crawled out of it more than once, so we couldn’t even use it anymore for when we needed to put her in “Baby Jail.” Baby Jail, that’s a normal thing, right? Then Mr. Cheap asked [...]
A Cheap Bucket List. What Other Kind is There??
I was inspired by my bloggy friend Kari at a GraceFull-Life Blog the other day, who made a 25 Things to Do before my 25th reunion Bucket List (Hers, Not Mine. ) Sometimes I read other blogs for inspiration, and other times, just for something to read. I will read anything with words on it. I [...]
Simplified Issue Life Insurance- What Are You Waiting For???
It’s been 5 days now and I’m still Pepsi-Free. Oh wait. Squiggly dream lines ala Wayne’s World coming up. Remember Pepsi- Free? Or is that just me? Old, again? You know it. I cut the soft drinks, but I can’t do anything about my age. I’m actually tacking on another year very soon (feel free [...]
Giving Up: The Other Side of the Budget
I’ve been trying to make this point about how I’m giving up soft drinks for the last 37 minutes. Or why, not How. I don’t even remember anymore. My kids are crying when they should be in bed. We were out of town ALL Weekend, and my house is a MESS. No, it’s not a [...]
A Mother’s Day Mixtape
For you today, a Mother’s Day Mixtape. Because I’m TIRED of reading about “WHAT I REALLY WANT FOR MOTHER’S DAY.” It’s a day, you know. A Hallmark Holiday. Made up to celebrate mother’s for all we do. Maybe it was poorly planned or executed, and should have been thought out to be “Mother’s Day OFF”, as [...]
Who Needs TupperWare? (Reducing, and Reusing)
Who Needs TupperWare? Honesty, Who. Needs. Tupperware?? I’m not talking about those ancient and obviously awesome pieces my mom passes along to me. Tupperware in it’s truest form, the orange, the brown, the really, really gross shade of green. The kind you NEVER have to worry if it’s really “as good as it used to be”. [...]
Mother’s Day Motivation
When. Sunday morning. 9 ish. Coffee is poured. Where. On the couch, all of us, watching some Disney Junior. What. Exactly. What? What is going to happen with this day? One is sick, and we’re all out for church. The rest of us our taking advantage of her down time for our own personal down [...]
Going Green Outside
Hey friends, another fabulous Guest Post from Sarah, this time, Going Green Outside! I FINALLY got out in my garden yesterday, so I may need to implement a few of these myself! Here’s what Sarah has to say: We’ve talked before about how, if you want to save a bunch of money, it helps to [...]
May Cheap Challenge… Sort Of
Dear May, You snuck in on me. I barely even noticed you were here. Well actually, I didn’t, at all. Not until I was out shivering on the playground, watching my little one, who never wears a coat, shivering in her sweatshirt, and thinking to myself, ‘she needed more than that. After all, it is, [...]
Company’s Coming, Break Out the Cheap Wine! (Entertaining on a Budget)
We’ve all been there. Entertaining on a budget. What do you do? Feed the company the box of rice and can of beans you were planning for dinner, throw on some Cajun seasoning, and call it Jambalaya? Or break out the big guns? Rip it up with some steak, some lobster, gushing over how your guests [...]
