These tricks led me to see the light and become BFFs with leftovers If thinking about leftovers cues up scary music, you’re not alone. My wife and I used to play “leftover chicken” — that fun game where we let leftovers stay in the refrigerator until one of us suggests that the other consume it … Read more
(Just a bit of know-how is all it takes) My daughter is getting married in three weeks. He proposed last night. (It’s complicated, but not “shotgun”-complicated, for what it’s worth.) As such, we have to get the word out quickly to the important people, now that it’s official. We could do evite, but it’s expensive … Read more
(This post was originally published on August 15, 2006, and has been updated, because a lot can change in eighteen years.) Fifteen dollars wasn’t that much in 2006, and it’s even less now. Regardless, we can get richer or poorer a few dollars at a time. It’s not that difficult to make a couple of … Read more
Purchases from Goodwill stores are usually decent deals if you know what to look for. Goodwill stores, the chain of secondhand stores that are the public-facing arm of the American nonprofit corporation, accept donations of most items and resell them either in-store or online. Goodwill has a close eye on donations (most of the time) … Read more
A few months ago, our inexpensive but functional coffee maker’s carafe broke. Rather than look for another inexpensive maker or a replacement carafe, I pulled the trigger on an OXO Brew 8 Cup Coffee Maker, and I’m so glad I did. I’d been wanting to upgrade but couldn’t justify replacing a perfectly functional coffee maker; … Read more
Once our needs are met (food, clothing, shelter), then a great use for money is to make life easier. This article discusses five inexpensive ways I’ve found that make our lives easier in an outsized way. Buying back your time or buying down your aggravation Such things can either buy back your time or buy … Read more
My dad passed away at the beginning of 2022 at 85. I owe a lot of who I am to him. In particular, I owe what frugal habits I have to him and my mom. Those habits have kept our family out of a lot of trouble for a long time. He was born at … Read more
(This was originally posted on November 2, 2008, and has been updated.) Don’t wait until times get tough to practice frugal living! Check out these little money-saving things that you can do, right now … I’ll admit that when I get a little bit of breathing room in our budget, I get lazy. I’ll go … Read more
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