Last Saturday I was sitting doing some writing when the doorbell rang. Since I moved, I tend to get a lot more solicitors than I did when I was in the apartment. It’s been kind of an adventure seeing what I’m going to be offered next. Today’s offer was a plan to save money on [...]
When you’re first working to develop new financial habits, spending money for any purpose might be almost painful. If you’ve gotten yourself into debt through unwise spending, you may fear that spending any money at all will catapult you back into the quagmire you’re trying to leave. For some there is also a certain virtue [...]
We had a lovely thing happen here today at A Frugal Housewife. We received the “You Teach Me Something” Award from Forgetfulone. It is always a thrill when someone takes the time to let you know that they enjoy and learn from what you write. We appreciate the kind words very much.
It’s funny, this blog [...]
Thank you to Money Saving Mom, aka Crystal Paine, for allowing us to reprint this great post. It was originally published on her blog in July 2008.
I’ve received numerous emails from people recently asking how you can lower your grocery bill if you don’t live nearby stores which have good coupon deals or if you [...]
This picture shows what we’ve already picked up for my middle little sister. Total value here is around $130 dollars, total spent is around $35 plus $25 of spend it or loose it money in an HSA.
Here’s the breakdown:
All the first aid supplies - I had an HSA at my last job. It was one [...]
At its most basic saving is about not spending money. After all, if you don’t spend money you still have it and can put it away and save it until you do find something which you want to buy. If you save your money regularly and are wise about your spending, you can [...]
This weekend I visited some forums that dealt with the issue of saving money and being frugal. I was mostly looking for tips and pointers and, o.k, I confess, a few ideas for future posts. I did find a few subjects that I will definitely write about in the future, but there was [...]
