Do you remember when you first realized how expensive things are? I've been racking my brain to remember but I honestly can't. Well. Will won't have that problem. He'll have this blog to remember the day he did. I decided last week to establish a chore chart for Will. I listed a few things he … [Read more...]
One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Fire Pit
I have been accused (and justifiably so) of being cheap, or as I like to say... frugal. I can’t help it, I hate spending money unless I have to. I don't even know where it comes from, we never lived an extravagant life but we didn't pinch pennies either. My parents spending habits were right down … [Read more...]
The Cost of a Sustainable Lifestyle
(c) Can Stock Photo It's an ongoing debate in this house between my husband and I - are we really saving money with all this "green" stuff that we do? He likes to point out all the money that I spend, but I try to point out all the places where I'm actually saving us some cash with some of this … [Read more...]
Austerity Measures
So, I did a household budget last week. -GULP- How can three people spend so much money just...living? I mean, yes: we go on vacation, I drive a new car and we don't buy our clothes at thrift shops. On the other hand, we're not flying first-class to Rome, I have a Toyota not a BMW and I tog the … [Read more...]