Frugality

Frugal Things We Did Last Week

Y’all. My kids are home on yet another snow day (I’m writing this on Monday) and can I just say: I am over snow days. It’s only the middle of December and we’ve had…

Frugality, Money
Dec, 16, 2025
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More Frugal Things Lately

Are these posts getting boring? (Don’t answer that question.) I seem to keep coming up with things to write about!

(Perhaps I also feel the need to counteract my recent post about frugal losses.)

FREE PARKING

When…

Frugality, Money
Dec, 09, 2025
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Five Recent Frugal Fails

I love sharing a good thrifted find or money-saving wins. It’s fun! It’s satisfying! It feels like getting a metaphorical gold star.

But in the interest of transparency, here are a few recent frugal losses….

Ten Frugal (Christmas) Things Lately

*The header picture is an ornament John found for me at a thrift store last year. For years and years we’ve joked that my childhood Christmases resembled a Norman Rockwell painting (literally singing carols…

Top Five/Bottom Five: Frugal Choices

I love to save money for all sorts of reasons.

It’s satisfying. It feels like wise stewardship of our resources. And mostly because it frees up more money for things that matter to our family…

Ten Frugal Things Lately

ONE | I continue to buy reduced produce. I find arugula rarely goes slimy (unlike spinach). If spinach is on the cusp of turning slimy, I toss it into the freezer and use it…

Frugality, Money
Nov, 11, 2025
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Happy Things Friday: 19 September

Life has been busy and I was going to skip Happy Things Friday this week, but the thought made me sad. I really do love pulling this post together each week. Then, Ally from…

Blogging, Frugality, Happy Things Friday, Travel
Sep, 19, 2025
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