Frugal Freedom

On Saturday the high was 34 and snowing all day. On Monday the high is supposed to be 68! It will be beautiful tomorrow and I have to go bac...

This post is for my mom. She is still cooking for a family of 4 since my parents are raising two grandkids. When we were young my mom cooked...

The conversation in the lunchroom today moved from movies to DVDs to what kind of TV package we had. One lady had expanded cable with intern...

I saw this story on the show 20/20 Vermont Man: Cheap and Proud of It . I love seeing how other people live on very little money. He lives o...

Last night was our office Christmas dinner. I was determined to take food home this year instead of stuffing myself like I did last year. I ...

One peculiar thing that happens when people find out I am interested in saving money is that they tell me about the things that they do to s...

The economy has been down for many months now and even CNN is talking about economising. As I was sitting in the airport waiting for my flig...

I made it through Monday...only 4 days left until my vacation! My trip to the store went well. I successfully made it out of the store with ...

I bought the sandals on the right side of the picture back in high school. That was almost 20 years ago. They were on sale at TJMaxx for $15...

I only needed carrots at the store, but you know its impossible to only buy one item. So, I made a list, but surprisingly, I wasn't very...

My electric bill for September was.....$49.90! Below $50, that is amazing for Arizona. I tried to keep the air conditioner off as much as po...

I try not to dwell too much on the news. I can't control much of what is going on. The best thing I can do is to stick to my plan...no...

Just when I decided to buy essential groceries only and eat everything in my pantry and fridge, I get free food. Too bad this free food isn...

I did it. I went ahead and bought a $402 airline ticket for Thanksgiving. I could have waited but then I would stress out about the prices g...

I have begun my second $500 Ebay challenge. That's where I force myself...I mean "challenge" myself to sell $500 worth of stuf...

Well, I just posted my nice little $700 budget and then I got my property tax bills. These are the bills for the 2 pieces of vacant land th...

I get my television stations the old fashioned way, thru an antenna. Only 6 stations come through but it's enough for me. This week, the...

I really like my new cell phone. I like people to call me just so I can hear it ring. It came with 10 different tones. I've always just ...

For the curious, here's my budget. These are only monthly bills. Retirement, giving and extra mortgage payments were already doled out. ...

I am a little bored with my clothes. I wear the same thing almost every week. I need 4 business casual outfits and one casual for Friday. I ...