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The 5 R’s of Basic Frugality
Everyone's heard of the three R's in relation to the environment - reduce, reuse, and recycle. I actually think they are missing two other R's that are very important to…
Frugal Thoughts from February
February is over and I'm ready to go over what little lessons I have learned this last month. It has been quite a month, most recently is that I have…
What is a napkin worth?
$: Yes you read it five thousand three hundred seventy eight dollars and seventy cents. Bear with me Grasshopper and all will be made clear. Being frugal involves lifestyle a…
Lower your food bill by container gardening
Now that it's February, it's time to start thinking about how mother nature can help bring your food costs by growing your own! And if you thought that a yard…
Femme Economics: Economy Falls, Hair Rises
Last week, I cut off seven inches of my hair and my partner cut hers butch-shorter than I'd ever seen on her. We shocked one another- and neither of us…
Mimimalist Mom in Cluttered Kid World: Tips for Surviving & Saving During the Tacky Twos
When I started putting my daughter's nursery together, I knew what I wanted: modern, neutral colors. Cute organic Euro-designed wood toys (all gifts or found at the second-hand store). Lots…
How to save money on cell phone insurance
Cody Hebden is a 23-year-old college graduate currently working as an insurance underwriter in Central Michigan. These are his What if I told you to drop your cell phone insurance…
Do You Practice Wabi-Sabi?
I'm sure you do if you are a Frugal person. For those of you who don't know what it means Wabi-Sabi is one of the mainstays (if not the main…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Happy Saturday everybody!
In middle-school I had a relatively goofy English teacher who every day would great the class by exclaiming Happy Monday Everybody! This was not met by much enthusiasm by her…
Do you do the penny toss?
Actually I would hope none of us here do this but you never I'm talking about those who habitually toss pennies out the car window so they don't have to…