¢ Brie's

I spent an hour or more in the thrift store the other day buying every nice thing I could get my hands on before I got tired. If I could tailor or dye it to perfection, it went in the cart (after careful consideration, of course). The total: less than $55.

I’m always looking for ways to get a quality job done in less time. Since we cook almost entirely from scratch, we can spend a lot of time in the kitchen if we don’t plan ahead. Last week, I decided that with our new budget we should try preparing the week’s meals over the weekend.

The Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn is considered by in the frugal community to be a must-read. The things she says in this interview are as true today as they were in the 90s when she published her book.

Last week we finished porting our home number from our old phone service provider to Ooma. We found out about it a few months ago while looking for an alternative to our home phone that didn’t involve using VOIP.