Archives for Frugality - Page 14
An Alternative to Freecycle: The ReUseIt Network
1. If you have been booted off of a freecycle group for a rule that you weren't aware If you have been booted off of freecycle because you didn't post…
Cutting back to attain your financial goals.
I was reading through the 10 Diets You Probably Want to Avoid and beyond the odd ones where a danish author was forced to eat his book and an automobile…
Six Ways to Get Free Massage
I heard on NPR last week that some financial analysts are officially using the word recession to describe the state of the American economy. Finally, the suits are understanding what…
Social Security and my estimated benefits
I recently got my yearly Social Security statement of my estimated benefits and they are always interesting to read through. For my age (1973) I will get full retirement benefits…
Taking a Step Back during this Economic Down Time
"My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. That's almost $ in dog money." - Joe Weinstein I get on weird kicks…
The Cost of Going Green
With all the Earth Day events this past week, the topic of making green choices is all over the news. The benefits of going green are numerous, but can you…
Rainy Days and Kids Sometimes Get Me Down: 5 Cheap and Fun Rainy Day Projects
It's raining here in DC. It rained yesterday. And I'll bet it will rain tomorrow. My one-year-old is going stir-crazy; usually, we spend as much of the day outdoors as…
Breeding Plastic Containers: what to do with all that plastic?
This morning I was grabbing a bowl out of the cupboard and knocked over a batch of plastic containers we have stored in the cupboard for left-overs. It appears that…
A Story of Technolust: Desire and the Frugal Girl
I lead a fairly simple life, for a city girl. My partner and I are slowly but surely uncluttering our lives, our home, and our brains. We don't tend to…
What you own and what owns you
"Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency" - Epicurus (341'“270 ) A Greek Philosopher To be self-sufficient means to depend more on you to take care of yourself; finding ways…