Cost Discrepancies in Veterinarian Services: Are you Shopping Around?

Before Lyla—our half-Siamese, half-attitude, kitty cat—the only veterinarians I had ever come into contact with were ones for our cows (60 in total) on the farm. Every few months our vet would come in, take some temperatures for cows that were looking a bit weary and give lipstick-sized pills to others. Occasionally we witnessed a [...]

It’s Frugal Confessions Friday!!–I’m Back!

Hello Everyone! Well, after a two week hiatus on Frugal Confessions Friday, I am back again! Who knew that renovating a laundry room could be so time-consuming and energy-sapping… Check out the results of our DIY Laundry Room Renovation. If you are new to this series, check out the intro here. Here is my confession [...]

When Delaying Spending Money Costs you More in the End

Sometimes my life seems to revolve around delaying gratification—the satiation of my needs and wants—by delaying purchases or services. By nature, my consumer pulse is sluggish at best, so it is not a far stretch for me to do so. I do not constantly feel a nagging craving inside of me for new, better, and [...]

5 Ways to Save on Home Renovations

Paul and I are in the middle of our first renovation project together: the laundry room. I know what you may be thinking…”who is going to see the laundry room?”, but for whatever reason, this project makes me so happy. Besides, the laundry room sits right off of our kitchen, and we keep the sliding [...]

The 7 Deadly Purchase Sins: You’ll Never Get Rich if you Practice These

In no particular order, here is a list of what I deem to be the 7 deadly purchase sins that will surely keep money out of your pocket. Ideal Self Purchases:  Do you ever purchase things because the type of person whom you ideally want to be, or the person who you see yourself as, [...]

Frugal Confessions Friday!!!!

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! I apologize for my lack of articles this week; can we say holiday hangover? Anyway, I am very excited about a weekend at home working on our laundry room renovation and fleshing out some great thoughts and ideas I’ve had over the past several weeks into articles. Here’s my Frugal Confession [...]

“Bahumbug”, or Rather “Throw it Over the Fence”: My Grandfather Scrooge

My grandfather was a simple man—simple, not unintelligent. He grew up on the same farm we did in Pennsylvania. Even though he was just a toddler during the Great Depression, those years had a huge impact on his life, and he often warned me—while washing his dishes using dish soap (he deemed this wasteful), or [...]

Are Dollar Stores Taking Advantage of the Dis-Advantaged?

I fondly remember the Dollar Store opening up its doors for business on the Main Street in Parkesburg, pop. 3,373. I was in my early teens, and so coming to this store with a few dollars of allowance was like hitting the jackpot! Suddenly, my money went a lot further than it had ever gone [...]

Take Yourself on a Walkabout: Predicting and Saving for Future Upsets in Your Life

I am not talking about going into the wilds of Australia for six months until you come out a man. I am talking about literally walking about your home, apartment, car, and life in order to examine the things that allow your life to run smoothly and at the level of affluence you have become [...]

It’s Frugal Confessions Friday!!!

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! If you are new to this series, check out the introduction here. Here’s mine for the week: We are switching our home insurance companies. Ever since we purchased our home, I thought the amount we were paying for insurance was insanely high. Granted, I have been told that it is more [...]

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