I’ve been away from the blog a lot lately, but still actively involved in my frugal ways… I’ve been keeping a running list of frugal and coupon bumper stickers and slogans that I thought were funny. Thought I’d share those with you here. If you have others to share–please post them–I’ll be sure to give [...]

Frugal halloween costume idea.

This is a classic frugal tip that is so good, it bears repeating. Supermarkets aren’t a good place to buy toiletries and many household consumables (diapers, paper plates, deodorant, etc.), so only shop the perimeter. Most grocery stores are laid out in a “box” pattern with vegetables on one side, dairy and meats along another [...]

Use Industrial Materials Exchange to save money!

Sorry for you non-cat owners. Today won’t be especially relevant. I’ve got to tell the cat owners out there about something I’m a big fan of. It’s a product called “Worlds Best Cat Litter” (yes, I just blogged my cat litter). The stuff is made of recycled corn cobs diced into tiny bits. It’s very [...]

Yeah, I really said that. Take a good hard look at everything you throw out for a week. Why are you throwing it away? It didn’t come into your house for free—have you used it to the full extent of its life? Can you re-use something one more time? Every day our daughter brings in [...]

All about scaling back consumption, without loosing the meaning.

Learn to save money on food using co-op shopping. This can be formal or informally organized bulk purchasing.

Learn where to find gleaning opportunities and reduce your overall food costs.

I needed some really big containers for laundry-detergent storage and found someone giving some away via Freecycle (they previously held cola syrup for a manufacturing plant). I was looking for some old empty spools and found a costume designer who was tossing a drawer full. With three brown-baggers in the family, we’re always short on [...]