Archives for Frugality - Page 31
Frugality, Value and Toilet Paper
As I do this "frugal living", I have found I make a few mistakes along the way, yet I still learn. Thats what mistakes are for - learning. Recently, I…
Don’t Blow the Rebate
I used to buy a lot of electronics and computer equipment that seemed like great deals due to mail in rebates. Then I'd let that rebate slip get lost in…
Garbage Dresser Refinishing
The apartment complex that surfgirl and I live in has dumpsters that rival almost any college dumpster. You can find some pretty interesting things. We've been needing a dresser for…
Parts of Frugality
How I became Frugal- I would have to say I am one of the lucky ones, in that I grew up in a house where my Mom made things last…
Hanging Out at the (Virtual) Mall
"If I don't stop shopping, I'll end up a bag lady; a Fendi bag lady, but a bag " -- Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw I believe I'm one…
Creativity and Vehicles
One of the ways that Surfgirl and I save money is by only having one car. This was a conscience decision to reduce expenses. It is also helpful that surfgirl…
No Life Insurance for Us
We started contemplating term life insurance about four years ago. LaLa had just been laid off from our company and we were about to close on our first house purchase.…
6 Meals From a Costco Chicken
If you have a Costco membership you probably already know about the chickens. A hot, plump, juicy, rotisseried bird for about $5 that has a lot of rapturous fans. Including…
Home Repair Ideas
Here they are in all their glory. Use them, laugh at them or add your own in the comments below. Just use common sense and always test an area first.…
Diet Pepsi: The Cost of Consumption
"You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need." -- Vernon Howard Jeanine and I went to the Newport Beach Film Festival this…