Five Frugal Things; this little meme keeps me accountable. Sometimes it’s tough to keep up frugality for the long-term, so posting here helps me remember the little things I do every day to save money. I snagged a 30 pound bag of organic brown rice at Bargain Hunt for $15. Speaking of Bargain Hunt… I […]
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Recent Frugal Accomplishments
I like to list my frugal accomplishments for a few reasons. One, I like reading these when other people post them because I get new ideas. Two, it shows that frugality looks different for everyone, and that’s ok. A few recent frugal accomplishments … My dryer (which we purchased used two years ago) is broke, […]
Recent Frugal Accomplishments
There are more than 5 things here, so “recent frugal accomplishments”, rather than “5 Frugal Things” it is. I earned a $10 Starbucks gift card with a survey phone app called Surveys On The Go. There are only two survey apps I can recommend (I’ve tried several, they all got deleted except these two). One […]
Recent frugal accomplishments
Posting my frugal accomplishments here helps me stay accountable. (And I like reading these types of posts because I get great ideas!) Recent frugal accomplishments: I bought a $10 Starbucks gift card for $5. I know that Starbucks isn’t a frugal habit, but as I mentioned here, I am basically renting an office for under […]
Why I Love BargainHunt: a *video*
Unbelievable, but I shot a video today to tell you why I love BargainHunt. If you’ve been reading here for any length of time, you know I strongly dislike shopping. But I love me some BargainHunt. In the short video, I tell why. Why I Love BargainHunt: They don’t accept manufacturer’s coupons, but they […]
5 Frugal Things
Quite randomly, I post 5 frugal things I’ve been up to. I find these posts fun to read on other people’s blogs (they give me tightwad inspiration!). 5 frugal things from last week… I had an old sofa to get rid of, so I called our disposal company and scheduled a pickup. They were going […]
I had an energy audit on my house. Here’s what happened.
When I found out that my electric company performs free energy audits, I asked for one immediately. Even though we don’t own the house we’re currently living in (and therefore won’t be making any upgrades), I knew I could learn a lot of useful information about the house we’ll be buying in a few months, […]
5 Frugal Things
Randomly, I post five frugal things I accomplished in the previous week. Both for public accountability and also because I enjoy reading these types of posts for frugal inspiration! ALDI had LED bulbs last week (thanks for the tip Frugal Girl – I might have missed them otherwise). I picked up several and put two […]
Updates, flying pigs version
Do not adjust your browser settings. Your computer isn’t broken. It’s just that some odd things are happening in the Willard household. Hubby and I are using a (gasp!) credit card. Que Desi Arnaz: Luceeee, you have some essplainin’ to do! When we applied for a mortgage loan with our credit union a few months […]
Recent frugal wins and fails
A few things I’ve done recently to save money, and a few fails. One: Very proud of this one – hubby and I registered his business as an LLC, a move that will save us several thousand bucks in taxes each year. We used LegalZoom, and the process was easier than we imagined. Our accountant […]