Frugality

Europe on a Budget: Dispatch #1 — What’s Saving Us Money

I’m overdue for a post about frugality. (You can take the family out of Canada, but you can’t take our frugal nature away!)

Some of these are repeats, but I’m just getting everything down stream-of-consciousness…

Food, Euro Adventure, Frugality, Money, Travel
Mar, 25, 2026
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Frugal Things: Travel Edition

I decided to split my frugal thoughts into two posts this week. Yesterday was all about using things up; today, I’m shifting gears to travel frugality.

TOILETRIES

I’m decidedly low-maintenance when it comes to toiletries. I’ll…

Frugality, Travel
Mar, 03, 2026
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Frugal Things Lately: The Use It Up Edition

Hi, I’m Elisabeth, and I love to finish things.

Gretchen Rubin talks about “starters” and “finishers.” And while I love eating the first spoonful of peanut butter out of a jar (so does Indy!) or…

Frugality
Mar, 02, 2026
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More Frugal Things…(These Post Titles Aren’t Very Creative)

Life has been hectic this week, and I was coming up empty in terms of post ideas. Writing about frugal things is always a good fall-back plan.

At first, only two things came to…

Frugality
Feb, 19, 2026
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Frugal Things Lately

A random assortment of frugal things.

For the last four-plus years, we’ve been collecting water for our cooler from a local, freely accessible spring. The water is so good, and the price tag can’t be…

Frugality
Feb, 12, 2026
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How (and Why) Did We Pay Off Our Mortgage?

It always makes me so happy to get a post idea from a reader, so a huge thank you to Maura!

(Her request stemmed from my 2025 Financial Review/Money Pie.)

Thank you for posting. As…

Frugality, Home, Money
Jan, 29, 2026
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Frugal Things Lately: 20 January 2026 Edition

Every few weeks, I scroll through my pictures (and my brain) to come up with some frugal wins. Here’s what I came up with this time:

Before my sister arrived, I needed to stock up…

Frugality, Money
Jan, 20, 2026
38 Comments