Ever since I was a little kid, I was always interested in building small things. Besides the usual Lego suspects, I also enjoyed making model planes and cars, piecing together little kits, and pretending that I knew how to build a tree fort. Even when I was a teenager, I was (and still am) very…
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Category Archives: Frugality
Building an Inexpensive Office Wardrobe
As I’ve mentioned before in Find Free Exercise, I’ve never worked in an office setting before. Since college, all of my jobs have been outside, so my daily “uniform” has drastically changed over the last few months. When I was working for an irrigation company, I could wear whatever I wanted, as long as I…
Find Free (or Cheap) Exercise
I’ve always been skinny. It’s not that I don’t eat a lot of food, or I always eat healthy food, and it is not that I hold to a rigorous exercise schedule. I was just naturally born that way. I’m also quite tall, I’m about 6’3″, so my skinniness has always been quite obvious. To…
7 Tips for a Frugal and Fruitful Back to School Season
Sending your kids back to school can be a time of great relief for parents who’ve run out of ideas on how to keep kids entertained but it can also be a pretty stressful time of year for many families from a financial standpoint. School supplies, uniforms, clothes and trips to the doctor can add…
5 Frugal Tips for Reducing Your Weekly Food Expense
If your family is anything like mine, it’s easy to lose track of how much money you spend on food. While most of us don’t spend grossly excessive amounts of money on eating out or other culinary delights, the cost of food is one of the most easily overlooked costs when creating a budget. The…
The Power of Asking
Discount on internet bill One year ago, when I moved into the basement suite I currently reside in, I had to decide on an internet provider. We have two main providers in our area, and while I wanted to keep service from my former provider, the cable company seemed to be unable to figure out…
How to Keep Children Entertained On a Budget
Today’s kids have microscopic attention spans. They bounce from one thing to the next in the blink of an eye, but they act like one hundred years have passed. Before you know it you are bombarded with the ultra annoying and much dreaded, “I’m bored!” Here are a few ideas to keep your children entertained…
