Thankful Thursday | Oh, it’s so wet here
This week, I am thankful: that my house never floods We had a torrential downpour for a while yesterday (summer thunderstorm) and I was reminded …
Five of my worst frugal ideas
This post is the result of random shower thoughts from the other morning. Ha. I was pondering how we generally share our frugal activities that …
Five Frugal Things | a free quilt!
Let’s start with some smaller stuff first, and then we’ll get to the quilt. 1. I threw some blackberries into a smoothie My container of …
Meet a Reader | Sophie from Denmark
Hello everyone! Today we’re getting to meet Sophie from Denmark, a familiar name in the comments section here. Yay! 1. Tell us a little about …
WIS, WWA | I made dilly beans!
What I Spent Thank you all so much for your bean suggestions last week! I decided to turn my beans into refrigerator dilly beans, which …
Thankful Thursday | cynicism vs. hopefulness
Man…James Clear has been sharing so many quotes lately that are relevant to Thankful Thursday! He had another great one recently, which is a little …
“Just deposit $500,000!”
It’s miscellany time, frugal people! When you have been incorrectly put on a mailing list… You guys know that I did some “open a new …
Five Frugal Things | basil, peaches, shampoo & more
1. I got two Maui Moisture products for $4 You know how I get that $10 CVS credit every month, but only pay $4 for …
Would I go back?
I was having an email conversation with a reader, and in it, she asked this (which I am sharing with her permission): I was wondering …
WIS, WWA | give me green bean ideas
What I Spent I am currently wealthy in green beans and I need help; see the end of this post. I spent: $30 on a …
Thankful Thursday | an identity around what you love
Many people spend large chunks of their day thinking about what they hate. They are always telling you about something they dislike: this food, that …
“This isn’t how I’d write my story”
I got an email from a reader who has dealt with some difficult situations with one of her children, and also having to move away …
Five Frugal Things | gift cards x 3
This is gonna be an inadvertently gift-card themed Five Frugal Things. Let’s go! 1. I used a gift card from 2018 (!!!) I meant to …
CIT bank, nursing watches, and cilantro sauce
Hi. I’ve been reading your blog for a while and remember at one point seeing a blog post about your banking situation. I would appreciate …
WIS, WWA | from a rainy part of the world
What I Spent I saw yesterday that we’ve had recorded rain for 20 out of the last 29 days! We did need all this rain, …