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Frugal Living Month in Review: June 2008

What a happy month is June, filled with the renewal of spring and the promise of summer. In the last month, we have shared so many ideas for frugal living and saving money. This past month has seen some pretty big increases in food, gas and other items (look for an upcoming post about strawberries increasing more than 100 percent). Now more than ever, it is important to save money where we can. This is why I decided to do a month in review. June 2nd Frugal Living Review: May 26th Through June 1st Garage sale shopping has got to … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Review: June 16th Through June 22nd

From grocery shopping to Goodwill, and from ice cream to value, there is certainly a lot of stuff to know about living frugally. Have a look at all of the good stuff posted last week. June 16th Frugal Living Review: June 9th Through June 15th Have you been finding that your budget is exploding these days? We actually haven’t been doing too badly, but we have changed our lifestyle just a little bit to accommodate some of the increases in prices. Later this week, I’ll be sharing some of the changes I have made in grocery shopping, for example. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

So You Want To Be a CK 2008 Hall of Fame Winner

It is that time of year again. The contest has begun for the 2008 Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame. If you have never been published, and always dreamed of having your layouts published, now might just be the time for you to get involved. If you need more inspiration and help, the December issue of Creating Keepsakes will be filled with some. This is traditional and will help your entries thrive. There are so many different rules to adhere to. In light of the latest CK controversy, please be sure that your entries for Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame are … Continue reading →

Halloween Clip Art

Ready to get your hands on some free Halloween clip art to use for your website, e-mail signatures, forum postings, electronic newsletters, etc.? Well look no further. Here is some of the nicest Halloween clip art available for free on the web. At the time of this posting, there is nothing in this clip art that is scary or gory. I didn’t find any dripping blood or disembodied parts, for example. The clip art is mostly very cartoonish. Kaboose Halloween Clip Art This clip art is divided into sections, so it is easy to find exactly what you need, such … Continue reading →

Website Hall of Fame: Dancing Things

Do you remember the famous Internet dancing baby that earned itself a place on a prime time television show? And who can forget the Hamster Dance? Well, just in case you haven’t heard of any of the sites, I present them here for you. And if you do know them, then it might be hard to pass up the opportunity to revisit them. Go ahead, have fun! And if you know any websites that you would like to see on a hall of fame blog, please send me a comment or a private message. Dancing Baby The dancing baby is … 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 →

The Frugal Blog Week in Review: Jan. 27 to Feb. 2

Hello there! It is a quiet Saturday evening on the day before the Superbowl. my husband is getting the last kid to bed, I’m listening to my new Nora Jones music, and I am seriously thinking of taking a nice hot bath. Before that, though, I wanted to bring you the week in review for the Frugal Living Blog. I know you read every blog faithfully, so I’ll just assume you want to reread them all again. Saturday, January 27 Save on Paper: Take Advantage of Junk Mail In an earlier blog, Save on Paper: The Three Best Ways, I … Continue reading →

The Hall of Frugal Fame

One of the great things about being frugal is the excitement I get when I come across a really great frugal find. I just can’t wait to share the news with family and friends. Do you know what I mean? Some finds are just so good, they should have their own “Hall of Frugal Fame.” I love reading about finds and great deals that others have gotten. It is fun to see what other people are doing, and it renews my spirit for living frugally. Here are some of the best frugal finds of which I know. Will you share … Continue reading →

Baby Products You Don’t Need

Yesterday, I was looking over the baby gift registry for a friend of mine, and I couldn’t help but smile. You could tell that the couple was caught up in baby mania, that euphoric state that you get when you first visit the baby store and are in the middle of your nesting period. You go crazy, because you just have to have all of those cute matching things to make your nursery perfect. At the same time, you find that once the baby has arrived, you are short on the essentials that you really need. As an experienced mom … Continue reading →