Archive for the 'Thrifty McThriftyness' Category
Over the next few days, major surgery is occurring on my little laptop. I have a Dell laptop, purchased just over 2 years ago. If you were blind and sitting where I am currently sitting, you would assume it was a steam engine locomotive in front of you, not a computer. The thing is noisy. [...]
Oprah.com is providing a free download of Suze Orman’s book Women & Money through tomorrow night at 8 PM.
Suze is not my fave personal finance guru, as I am just not so touchy-feely in love emotionally with my finances, but she does offer great advice on some topics. I just don’t want to make [...]
I have noted before how I am living a bit sparsely at this time. I also have mentioned before how I love estate sales, garage sales and thrift stores. I am Queen Frugalite Fianna. Where is my crown?
I have come across some rather fortuitous purchases recently. Things to make my life a bit easier without [...]
When I am stressed, when I am tired, when I feel beaten up on, I withdraw. I pull into my own little shell which has a wonderful cozy chair where my thoughts just sit and chat, rebuilding my tough (as a marshmallow) exterior.
This rebuilding process frequently includes a few key elements. Thrift stores, garage sales, [...]
We are working on saving for a large goal. And we are trying to reduce expenses. I believe I am a pretty darned frugal girl already. So cutting more is worrisome…where? We live quite sparse already. What do you cut next?
We don’t have car payments, therefore our car insurance is quite cheap. We don’t [...]
In my personal finance journeys, I started requesting samples on a regular basis. I love free stuff and trying new products is great! I can’t say that I buy the product because I get a free sample. I am still a cheapskate and buy generic on most goods, but it sure is nice that Dove, [...]
I am woman…watch me shop…
I know that when I am out at the various places I buy my Ebay wares, that I should be buying strictly for business. Only for others, not thyself. I pass on quite a few things that I desire. There, of course, have been times when I buy things for myself. [...]
In order to get edumacated and rich, I read the Ebay forums quite a bit. Several different boards in order to learn how to best raise my sales, find products, handle persnickety people, how to ward off Nigerian scams, etc., etc. They are a wealth of information. I was always so jealous when people would [...]
I have mentioned before that I shop at estate sales, garage sales and thrift stores to feed this Ebay work I do. Well, I also fill my home. I buy knick-knacks, clothes, shoes, Purses (with a capital P), kitchen things, and so on.
I also have mentioned that I am a bit clean freaky.
Today [...]
Today is a rainy day. I love the sound, smell, feeling of rain. Except when it comes through the roof.
Last week, we found that the roof was leaking when we were going to bed. I walked into the bedroom, found a huge wet spot on the bed in the corner where the cat normally [...]
