Archives for Frugality - Page 18
Buy a Plastic Grocery Bag
Hefty ® has outdone them selves this time. They have taken something that we get free and have an overabundance of and boxed it up 10 to a pack for…
Laziness and My Lamest Money Drain
I absolutely love to cook. I always have, but since moving into my own place and having my own kitchen I've sort of exploded. This weekend, I successfully navigated my…
WWYD: Gifts that keep on giving; the art of regifting
Regift: (verb) To give an unwanted gift to someone else; to give as a gift something one previously received as a gift. '“ Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English, Preview…
Reducing, Re-using and Re-claiming
How are you reducing, reusing and reclaiming your life? The documentary 'œAn Inconvenient Truth' helped me understand my impact on the world around me, the documentary 'œAffluenza' helped me understand…
Saving Money on Christmas Trees
'œThe perfect Christmas tree? All Christmas trees are perfect!' '“ Charles N. Barnard When Jeanine and I try to cut corners and save money, it typically is a disaster. Like…
The Elite Shop at Costco: Learning from the Scandal of 2007
The older and more conservative about money I get, the less interested I become in trying out all the newest restaurants. Perhaps I've lived in the same city too long…
Git’˜er done for Free
There are a lot of places online to get things done'¦and many times you won't have to shell out a dime. I remember back in the late 1990's coming across…
“Housing Starts” Curb Affordable Luxuries: the Venti of Economic Indicators
'œStarbucks represents something beyond a cup of coffee.' '“ Howard Schultz Back in college (circa 1986), I was hired one summer by a small marketing firm in Ohio to do…
I moved to Indianapolis for the money!
I'm very excited that I have been asked to be a contributing member of Queercents. I've never been a writer, so I ask that you excuse any mild grammar errors.…
Save Money and Landfills with Canvas Grocery Bags
'œYou see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.' '“ Anthony Robbins…