The Fabulous! Festival for May ‘08

Monday, May 5th, 2008

The May edition of The Fabulous! Festival is up over at General Housewifery. Anastasia did a maaaahvelous job hosting. I’ve enjoyed reading all the featured posts, which are as interesting as ever. The quality and scope of submissions never ceases to amaze me. There are posts on everything from skirtinis to […]

Yard sale money leads to shopping — but some good buys

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

There’s something about yard sale money… all that cash seems to disappear so quickly.
Yesterday we had a very successful yard sale with a friend. My husband Charles and I raked in just over $400 and still have so much stuff that it looks like we’re going to have another one next weekend […]

Here’s why you can afford to be green

Friday, April 25th, 2008

First off, I’d like to thank Green Me for featuring my post introducing FruWiki, The Frugal Wiki, in the Green It! carnival. My husband and I have both been trying to be more frugal and more green. Fortunately, we’ve found that many of the things we’ve started doing are both frugal and green. […]

Pondering the green bag hype

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Recently, I was walking the mall with a friend when I spied a display for “green” handbags. They weren’t even that great looking and the tone of some of those displays and ads make me chuckle because they made it seem like by merely buying one of the bags you’d be saving the planet […]

Introducing… FruWiki.com!

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Drum roll, please!
I’ve been working on a project that I hope you will enjoy. As regular readers know, I’ve been trying to live more frugally — and having some success despite my love of fashion, food, and gadgets. I believe that being frugal is not about self-deprivation, but rather about prioritizing […]

I’m sick of stuff

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Warning, a bit of a weekend rant.
Tags: De-stressing, Giving, Green Living, Home & Garden, Organization & Decluttering, Priorities, Productivity, Saving Money, Saving Time, Spending Money

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Re: Frugal living and cluttered living

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Over at Frugal for Life, Dawn has posed an interesting question: “In order for us to live a more frugal life and live below our means it requires that we re-use items instead of going out to buy something new. However, does that mean that our frugalness causes us to live in a cluttered house?” […]

Ick!

Friday, January 25th, 2008

I was thinking recently about paper towels and how it’s both cheaper and better for the the environment to use reusable cloth towels instead. My husband and I already use cloth towels a lot and we’ve been thinking of getting some nice cloth napkins. The other day, I even thought that maybe we […]

How our cats are staying warm this winter

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

In an effort to save some money and live a little greener, my husband and I have kept the thermostat set a little lower this winter. The cats have definitely noticed:
Tags: Green Living, Home & Garden, Saving Money, Weather

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When going green is classy

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

I may be image conscious, but I still like saving money and the environment. Therefore, I love it when I can do both and not sacrifice my style. That’s why I loved today’s post at Wise Bread, When Going Green is Classy. There you’ll find some easy to adopt tips that […]