Auction Time
A library had a silent auction today. My mother nagged me about it and at lunch time she, my brother and I had a mini-family reunion.
I was meh about most things, but the 3.5 foot stainless steel bullet trashcan?Need. The round oak table with the tapered legs? Desire. The mid-century modern cabinet with glass doors [...]
Menu Planning to Save Time and Money
June 15, 2005
From the old site
Today is the day I will do my monthly menu planning and make out my grocery list. I am frugal, I hate to waste money.That doesn’t mean I am a tightwad, on the contrary, I believe in spending for quality rather than quantity. Learning to budget and plan is key [...]
Bulk Cooking to Save Time and Money
I found my old website! So I am reposting the content here.
June 23, 2005
Sometimes, even if you like cooking, you want to spend less time and money on meal preparation. One method is bulk cooking. In a nutshell, bulk cooking is preparing large amounts of food at one time, then freezing them to use later. [...]
Gleefully Frugal
This is a good article. I love being frugal, love feeling like I have gotten over on “the man” when I get something way below cost. Where other people brag about how much they spend, finding status in consuming and having the means to consume, I brag about how little I spend. It makes me [...]
