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“No Pooing” Method

Now I know what you might be thinking, but don’t go there. Read this post instead to find out one of the latest trends to saving money and the environment. Lately, the “no pooing” method has been hitting me left and right. I’ve been getting e-mails and phone calls about this phenomena, and a few of my friends are going to try it. I have to admit that when I first saw the name of the method, “no pooing,” I thought to myself that this must be going somewhere in the frugal hall of fame for extreme frugality. How does … Continue reading →

Frugal Man Leaves $700,000 Estate

Neighbors in one Chicago town were surprised to learn that a retired janitor, who was extremely frugal, left behind a $700,000 estate when he passed away in March of last year. According to the Chicago Tribune, which reported the story yesterday, a friend and neighbor had been appointed to take care of the estate. While cleaning out his small ranch home, she was shocked to find envelopes full of money. “Dozens of them were stashed in dresser drawers, on shelves in a linen closet, in a Fannie May candy box. Every one was stuffed with cash.” The cash in the … Continue reading →

Hall of Frugal Fame: The $1,000 Brownie

Okay, this has got to go under the “You’ve got to be kidding” files. If you had $1,000 to spare what would you spend it on…clothes, bills, braces or a brownie? That is just what one Atlantic City, NJ restaurant hopes you will do with its newest desert offer. Just imagine, $1,000! I can’t even wrap my head around that. With sales and coupons, we could probably buy enough brownie mix to supply 100 homeless shelters, easily. Let’s see, at 50 cents a box that is 2,000 boxes of brownie mix. Of course, this brownie could never be called a … Continue reading →