With the economy still struggling to improve and the winter holidays quickly approaching, we thought we would do a month-long mini blog series with the theme of “Fabulously Frugal with Gifts of Thrift.” The idea of holiday gift shopping and gift giving…
What’s the Difference Between Cheap and Frugal?
What’s the difference between cheap and frugal?
Let’s begin by defining each:
“Cheap” has many meanings in different forms; In it’s simplest form, cheap means “at or for a low price.” From an object perspective, it means “of little worth because achiev…
Lessons of a Garage Sale: Thrift, Recycling, Sharing
We thought you would love and support this too… A very interesting letter to the Editor at the NY Times from September 1995, read on:
To the Editor:
Yes, sometimes there are abuses of garage sales (“The Garage Sale: Loud and Tacky, or Suburban Impera…