Category: Frugality
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Waste or Not – Black Toilet Paper
It is interesting to look around and see what original ideas people have that may or may not take off. (Remember the pet rock?) Even though they are a fad, it is interesting to see what is out there and makes a name for itself on the market. This black toilet paper costs for one…
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Get Fit for Free: Work Out Like a Boxer
I recently got back in the boxing ring after almost three years of casual to no working out. My first few painful weeks back into the routine of training for a fight have reminded me that this sport works a body like none other. And I’m not talking about getting beaten up. Of course, there…
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What is Thrift? A Review of Thrift in the Household
This is a chapter by chapter review I posted on the 1918 book “Thrift in the Household” – Here is chapter one… THRIFT is the making the best of what one has in strength, time, or money; getting one hundred per cent, in one’s relations with life. Thrift is an appreciation and application of the…
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Massage: Good Investment or Frivolous Luxury?
When I told my aunt that I’m going to school for massage therapy, she was elated. “I get massages every other week,” she said, “and have been for years. I consider it absolutely necessary to keep me sane.” She runs her own business doing outpatient drug and alcohol counseling. There’s a lot of stress involved,…
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Expired Bread: Dough Going to Waste
I was in a store recently, before dawn, to pick up some groceries and walked past the bakery. I stopped and back tracked to watch what was happening. An employee was looking at different packaged bread then tossing a few here and there into a cart. The cart was pretty well full already and didn’t…
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The Frugal Daytrip: When Ecology Means Economy
Last week, I took a daytrip to Boston to meet with a great new client. It’s a freelance computer programmer’s dream gig: reliable work, little to no project management overhead, coworkers I genuinely like and trust. Plus, I get to telecommute most of the time, with an occasional on-site visit to a city I really…
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The Character of Thrift
Thrift is defined as: the characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money). I also believe that Thrift defines a person because, to be considered thrifty means that a habit must form, a habit and a mental desire to use less. “The habit of thrift is simply the habit which dictates that you shall…
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Save Hundreds on Eye Glasses
I hate going to the eye doctor more than the dentist. I’m sure it helps that my dentist has a liberal policy with the laughing gas, but eye appointments are never fun. I don’t like the puff of air being shot in my pupil, the pressure of picking which is better (“number three… or number…
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A Day in Money
At this moment–Tuesday night when I’m writing this, or Wednesday morning when it’s published, doesn’t matter–the weather in the DC metro area is abhorrent. It’s cold, slushy, slippery, gray, and miserable. If I’m lucky, and I never am, Wednesday will be an exceedingly frugal day because when I wake up and check the Metro’s website…
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