Archives for Frugality - Page 19
Simple Living in a Nutshell
Simple living is reducing the clutter of life and space down to the essentials of what is important; allowing what remains to stand out and bring value. Kind of like…
Learning about the smart car: save gas, space, clean air and money
'œI know that I am partly to blame, by insisting that cars run on trash.' '“ Al Gore on SNL Last weekend after touring the Project 7 Ten house (a…
Spend or Save? Live in Comfort with Fewer Wants
There was a good article a while back from called Waste not, spend not or spend a lot that has some good thought- provoking points. I will highlight a few,…
Traveling Abroad: Travel Partners and Car Rentals
Having a travel partner can be challenging. You want to tour the house where John and Paul wrote over a hundred songs together; he'd rather see the Beatles museum. You…
Light Bulb Laws: The CFL Lobby vs. Personal Choice
If you read any personal finance blog, you will eventually come across a post recommending you save money by switching from incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescents (CFLs). It's a…
Blog Action Day: The Toilet will Teach Them
If it's yellow, let it mellow If it's brown, flush it down. This saying was believed to have been started by former (75-83) California Governor Jerry Brown as a way…
Blog Action Day: Stop Using Plastic Bags
'œUse it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.' '“ New England proverb About a year ago, I wrote a post called Making Peace with Plastic Grocery…
Sleeping With Money: Programable Thermostat Can Save Budget & Relationship
Admittedly, I'm a beach girl. I'd prefer to live in shorts on a beach near the equator than in wool on snowy mountains. Being comfortable temperature wise is important to…
How to Make a Free To-Do List
I was standing in line at Target recently and while waiting for the lady ahead of me to pay for the 10 packs of bottled water, my eyes dropped down…
Food Budget: Eating on a Shoestring
'œWorries go down better with soup.' '“ Jewish Proverb Back in May, Ben McGrath at The New Yorker wrote about Eric Gioia, a city councilman from Queens and his Food…