Archives for Frugality - Page 12
Financial stress associated with ‘what if’ scenarios
Since there are times in our lives that bring about added expenses and stress, such as a loss of job, medical surgery, loss of a family member or a major…
Five Things Not Worth Repairing
'œDon't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.' '“ Swedish Proverb In the last year, my iPod died, my Blackberry broke, 8 (yes…
It’s not worth living without a cell phone
I just blogged about how much I hate my cell phone bill, and today I changed our plan and lowered it! We have Cellular, so we have free incoming minutes.…
Attaching Value: Is something always worth it just because it’s free?
When I first started to get myself into a more frugal attitude, I immediately picked up on the benefits of getting free items; from samples to subscriptions to t-shirts. It…
Grocery Shopping: The Importance of Checking the Price Per Unit
One of my pet peeves while shopping is to see the packaging get smaller or more air put into the bag or the item in a box will be smaller…
Monthly Expenses: Is it worth living without a cell phone?
I was adding up our expenses, and every time I do this I get so angry at how much we pay for our cell phones each month. Between the two…
Hard Work Pays Off: Local Food For Almost Free
I must have been a holy terror when I was seven years old, because that summer my mother threatened to send me away to a farm. She reasoned that some…
Rediscovering Libraries and Reducing Stuff
Last week I mentioned picking up odd jobs for money, so it's not really surprising that I'm currently working on one right now. It's a cleaning job, but more of…
Seven ways to spend less on gifts.
When you are crunched for money birthdays and holidays are high stresses because you want to give the best or give them what they want because you love them, but…
Physically Healthy vs. Fiscally Fit
When I wrote 7 Secrets To Staying Slim, That Save You Money I really came to understand how one's physical health has a parallel existence to being fiscally healthy. Lose…