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Inspiring Fiction for Frugal Living

It isn’t too late for a good Christmas story, is it? I hope not. You see, now that the holidays are done, the tree is put away, the bills are reconciled, and I seem to be spending hours each week waiting for my kids in one room or another as they take part in their extracurricular activities, I am ready to get some reading done. One of the books that I have neglected is a collection of inspiring Christmas stories. One story in particular struck me in a way that I am not likely to forget. It centers around a … Continue reading →

How to Clean Your Keyboard

The home office is usually one of the places in your home that can get neglected when it comes to cleaning. Here are some tips on how to get it clean without too much effort. In your home it can get pretty obvious to everyone when the bathroom isn’t clean or when there are dishes piled up in the kitchen sink, but the home office is another story. Usually tucked away, we tend not to notice the dust piling up, or we don’t want to disturb the mountain of papers that are piled up. But we don’t have to live … Continue reading →

Books for Frugal Living

While I hope that you can get all of the frugal living advice that you need right here, it is sometimes nice to be able to curl up with a good book. I often reread frugal living books, as well as my own blogs when I need a little boost or reminder to hunker down and save some money. Rather than give you specific titles of books for frugal living, I thought that it might be more helpful to talk about which categories of books you should be looking at to help you live frugally, while many books that have … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Month in Review: July 2008

July went by so quickly for us! There were so many fun and frugal activities and events for us to explore, from a science camp to free movies and sand sculpting. I hope your July was equally fun and frugal. Summer is a busy time, I know. Did you miss any frugal articles last month? If so, here is an opportunity to catch up on what you missed. There are new ways to save money on food, clothing, kids, gas and more. Feel free to leave a comment on any frugal post. I read all of the comments myself, no … Continue reading →

High Value Strategies for Paperback Swap 4

Do you take advantage of getting free books at Paperback Swap? I admit that it took me a long time to be convinced of the merits of using the system. After all, I could get books for less money at a library sale than it costs to mail books out. But the thing that convinced me is the fact that I can choose specific books to request rather than rely on the hit or miss of what might be available at a used sale. These wanted books would normally cost me either full price because I never came across them … Continue reading →

High Value Strategies for Paperback Swap 3

We have been talking about getting the most value from being a member of Paperback Swap.com. Let’s continue with finding out how to get free or inexpensive books to trade. Finding Frugal Books to Trade The first place that you should look for books is in your own library. Pull out any books that you have already read and haven’t reread in at least five years. Chances are that you won’t get back to them anyway. Also pull out any books that you have owned for five years without once opening. Chances are that if you haven’t gotten to them … Continue reading →

High Value Strategies for Paperback Swap 2

Love books? Thanks for coming back and reading some more on this series. We are talking about how we can maximize our return when using Paper Back Swap, the free book exchange website. If you missed the first article in this series, please click here and catch up! High Value Strategies for Paperback Swap. Let’s continue our discussion about getting credits on Paper Back Swap. Getting Credits Continued The books that you make available to swap are added to your virtual bookshelf. When someone is interested in one of your books, they order it. You then have the option of … Continue reading →

High Value Strategies for Paperback Swap

Paperback Swap is a great way to exchange books for free. There are currently more than 200,000 books available to swap. Choose a book you want, and the member owning the book will mail it out to you for no charge. You then own the book. In turn, you list your unwanted books. For each book that you mail out to another member (at your expense), you receive a credit that can then be used to get another book. There is no fee for standard exchanges. While this is a great service to use as is, there are strategies that … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Week in Review: May 5th Through May 11th

Catch up on the latest tips and advice for frugal living! May 5th Frugal Cinco de Mayo Want to have a fun way to celebrate the day without spending a lot of money? Here are some fun ideas that you can use to celebrate today, Cinco de Mayo. Frugal Burgers The pleasant weather outside brings lots of great spring and summer food, especially food cooked on the grill. One of the favorite types of grill food is the hamburger. It used to be that hamburger in itself was frugal, but that is no longer the case. Exotic ingredients and fixings, … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Week in Review for May 5-11, 2008

The weather has been somewhat more cooperative this week, but still we are plagued with rain that seems as if it won’t quit on some days. I am so tired of rain, yet have used the bad weather as an excuse to hang out with my kids, create more memories and overall spend some extra time scrapbooking. Here is what has been going on in the scrapbooking blog this week of May 5 – 11, 2008. How to Get Great Pictures The question is often asked, “How do I get great pictures?”. There is no need to be an expert … Continue reading →