Over the summer, one of my projects was to clean out my closet to put together a bunch of stuff for Goodwill. (Of course, that stuff is all still sitting in bags in the corner of my bedroom). Also over the summer, I didn’t have to wear dress clothes to work – we were on [...]
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Once again, around the blogosphere, conversation has turned to emergency planning. Of course, September is National Preparedness Month. Over on Wise Bread, they’re discussing stocking up food for an emergency. So far, it sounds like readers have anywhere from enough food for the rest of the week to enough food for a few years. I’m [...] I’m really enjoying all the comments on yesterday’s post about being frugal versus being cheap. Sarah made an excellent point. “To me, frugal is getting the most for your money. Cheap is being frugal at the expense of others.” I think she hit it right on. Frugal is being smart about money, and has a fairly [...] But where do you draw the line? I think that perhaps there isn’t a defined line between frugal and cheap, but rather it has to do with a person’s perception of things. For example, a friend of mine lives in a tiny studio apartment. When her very well-to-do parents come to visit, they stay with her. [...] As I’ve mentioned, this has been a rough few months for my budget, so I’m treating September as a low spending month. It’s not a no-spending month – I’m impressed with people who can do that, but I’m not one of them. But I’m only buying necessities for as long as possible. So far, so [...] |
 
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