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Frugal Confessions Friday!

Happy Friday!!! If you are new to this series, check out the intro here.
Here is my frugal confession of the week:
The first project Paul and I did to our house when we moved in was to paint the bedrooms upstairs (lots of spackling, steamed off some old border wallpaper, and removed a really ancient, inactive [...]

It’s Frugal Confessions Friday!!

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers!
If you are new to this series, check out the intro here.
Here’s my confession of the week:
I absolutely LOVE yoga. The problem is that yoga classes can run anywhere from $12-$20 per session.
In college I took a yoga class offered for free on campus–it was a hatha yoga. I lived in that [...]

Frugal Confessions Friday!

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers!
For those of you new to this series, check out the introduction here.
Here is my confession of the week:
I love the Container Store because I love organization and cleanliness. Part of redoing our laundry room means that we took down the ancient shelving in the closet, spackled (a lot), and put up [...]

It’s Frugal Confessions Friday–Pet Edition!

Hello Everyone! If you are new to this series, check out the introduction here.
Here’s my confession of the week:
We have a cat, Lyla (and we love her!). In order to keep her happy, I buy the little cans of gourmet tuna…but I only give her a little spoonful each day at dinner with her normal [...]

It’s Frugal Confessions Friday–Holiday Edition

Good morning Frugal Confessions Readers!! Happy Black Friday. If you are new to this series, check out the introduction here.
Here’s my confession of the week:
I am a big proponent of reusing items that are used to carry or hold other things, such as padded envelopes and bags. After each Christmas, I save all of the gift [...]

It’s Frugal Confessions Friday!!!

Good morning, and Happy Friday to everyone! If you are new to this series, here is the intro post.
Here is my confession of the week:
We are a two-car household. Admittedly, one of the cars (the mustang) is a gas guzzler (I know…it was one of Paul’s bachelor buys:)). When I am home on the weekends [...]

It’s Frugal Confessions Friday!!

Happy Friday! If you are new to this series, check out the intro here.
Here’s my confession of the week:
I picked up the Martha Stewart November Issue free from work (someone with a subscription brought it in to share), and was really excited about making her bird feeders as a fun and frugal alternative to buying actual bird [...]

Frugal Confessions Friday

Happy Friday Frugal Confessions Readers! If you are new to this series, check out the intro here.
Here is mine for the week:
The previous owners of our home left a cloth shower curtain (as well as the plastic inside one; we used that as covering for the carpet during painting in the last few weeks). If [...]

It’s Frugal Confessions Friday!!

Hello everyone! If you are new to this series, check out the intro here.
Here’s mine for the week:
Several years ago my car was backed into by a cement dump truck while at a stop sign. The cement company was located next to my place of work, and they asked me to come in and speak [...]

It’s Frugal Confessions Friday!!

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! If you are new, here is the intro to this series.
I am a bit late getting this one up, but here goes:
I refuse to pay for cell phones. Whenever my cellphone plan is up (typically two years), I get one of the newest phones on the market at no cost to [...]

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