*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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Ten Frugal Things Last Week

Belle needed a calculator for school, so we headed off to Staples to get her a scientific calculator. We bought something fairly inexpensive ($20), but our next stop was a thrift store. Guess what…

Secondhand Living: Thrifted Finds Around Our House

Folks seem to be interested in my recent uptick in frugal posts, so here’s one more devoted to thrifting.

I’ve written about how we thrift for clothes…

And art…

But now it’s time to tackle everything else….