Further Frugal Reading

I’m back!  My freelance work took longer than I expected, but I’m finally finished and back to being full-time frugal.  The work has put me 1/4 of the way to my savings goal, so I am very happy right now.
I was perusing the New York Times book reviews today and I stumbled upon a review [...]

October 13, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Frugal or Cheap?, My Progress  No Comments

When is Produce In-Season?

Now that I’m bargain-hunting at the grocery each week, I’m trying to buy in-season produce that is on sale.  Other than oranges, which I know are in-season during the winter months, I’ve never really been aware of which produce is fresh at different times of the year- until now.  I found a website called Fruit [...]

August 26, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Cheap Thrills, Discounts, Food  No Comments

Think Before You Spend: Using WEALTH as a Guide

Hair woes for one contributor at Get Rich Slowly resulted in a handy acronym that she shared in this post.  Here is how the acronym works.  Before you make a purchase, think about the following factors and decide whether you truly need the item:

Want or Need
Ego
Add-ons
Lifestyle
Time

Happiness

The contributor created this acronym after splurging on a new [...]

August 18, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Money News, Want vs. Need  No Comments

Frugal Summer Reading

It seems that publishing has caught up with our view of the economy and spending habits.  Gone are the days of “Confessions of a Shopaholic” and “Sex and the City”.  Here is a list of new fiction for today’s frugal women:

Hedge Fund Wives by Tatiana Boncompagni
Social Lives by Wendy Walker
The Penny Pinchers Club by Sarah [...]

August 17, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Cheap Thrills, New Spending Habits  No Comments

This is What Frugal Looks Like: New Series at Almost Frugal

Check it out!  Kelly at Almost Frugal has launched a new series called “This is What Frugal Looks Like”.  This week’s article in the series features yours truly.  Kelly has interviewed different folks to get their opinion about frugality and how it pertains to their everyday lives.  Here are the questions I was asked:
1. What [...]

August 13, 2009  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Frugal or Cheap?, Money News, Spending Zero Dollars  No Comments

Closet Full of Clothes, Nothing to Wear

Shortly after starting my new job a few years back, I upgraded my wardrobe.  I bought new clothes partially because I started earning more (and the money was burning a hole in my pocket) and partially because I needed to look nicer at work.  So there I was, looking nice, sitting for 8 hours in [...]

August 10, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: My Progress, New Spending Habits  No Comments

Could You Save $1,000 in 30 Days?

I read this post over at I Will Teach You to Be Rich.  I’m already trying to save about this much money each month, but could you?  If you needed to, could you completely give up luxuries like cable, internet, and an air conditioned house?
It’s an interesting challenge because it pits our love of saving [...]

August 5, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Banking Accounts, Money News, Spending Zero Dollars, Want vs. Need  2 Comments

Want vs. Need

I love when I hear girls say, “my feet look horrible, I need a pedicure”.  Really?  This is a need for you?  Granted, I used to pay for pedicures too, but I would only get one every 3 months.  They’re hugely expensive and a good one lasts a while, so I never got addicted to [...]

June 29, 2009  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: DIY, Spending Zero Dollars, Want vs. Need  No Comments