Archives for Frugality - Page 30
Reduce Weight, Increase Money
If you look at the picture on the left, which plate would you chose to eat your meal with? On the left side is a larger plate and cup and…
Car Cupholder Cleanliness
One thing that drives me nuts in my car is a drink that spills in the cup holder, making a mess. Not a big mess; just drip down the side…
Vacationing By Car
"Travel has no longer any charm for me. I have seen all the foreign countries I want to except heaven & hell & I have only a vague curiosity about…
Grass: Wasting Money To Keep Green
"Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind." -- Author Unknown This weekend as the temperatures moved above 80 degrees in…
Minimalism and You
I think that when you say you want to live a minimalist life to someone, they get this institutional picture of white walls and little or no furniture. Kind of…
Gay-Friendly Quebec
"A vacation is over when you begin to yearn for your work." - Morris Fishbein Jeanine and I just returned from vacation to Montreal and Quebec. We picked this area…
Would You Drink Powdered Milk?
I'll bet that if you said powdered milk in a group of people you would get the most passionate of responses, either for or against drinking it. I personally, grew…
The Luxuries and the Necessities
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind" ~ Henry David Thoreau "It…
Cool Down Your Home and the Spending
I'd like to highlight a few ideas that I have found work in my residence and of course if you have further ideas, don't hesitate to speak up and comment…
Endcaps: Beware of Items in Checkout Lane
"Choices are the hinges of destiny." -- Edwin Markham The other day, a fellow blogger wrote a post about a friend that needed to justify things he might consider to…