Freaky Frugalite

I know some of you guys have kids who have just started school and college. Heads up on a beautiful Ben Sherman canvas messenger bag! This particular bag from Buy.com comes in some nice colors: brown, gray, olive, black, etc. It’s beautiful! It will hold books or laptops or whatever, and has some small pockets [...]

I don’t know what it is- maybe because we are nearing the holidays, or because the lazy lull of summer is over? But I am finding an explosion of websites offering freebies. “Free” just so happens to be my favorite price; how about you? The website is www.freecatcher.com. It’s well-organized. You can search for specific [...]

Here in Upstate New York, the annual fundraising for multiple sclerosis is ongoing (it’s a big fundraiser where my husband works). Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, is a disease seemingly shrouded in mystery. No one seems to have ANY IDEA what causes it, or how to treat it. The list of Ms symptoms mimics so many [...]

This post brought to you by Aladdin. All opinions are 100% mine. One of my jobs as a freelance writer is researching and writing articles for various online companies. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about how Styrofoam cups and plastic bottles are made and recycled. It was a real eye opener. Did [...]

Ai chihuahua, and we thought the TSA body scanners at airports was bad enough. And we thought the Google Street Mobile, that captured the unencrypted wireless data of neighborhoods as it passed by, was bad enough. The A&E Z Backscatter Van is a nightmarish blend of both. Of course, it’s ALL for your SAFETY and [...]

I’m finally getting to the school shopping. Ugh! This kitchen renovation has totally consumed 1/3 of my year so far. I am so, so happy to have it (almost) done. :D I am eager to get my life back again! The kids need school stuff now. We’ve been relying on last year’s surplus, but the [...]

Why are the seasons spring and autumn so brief, and summer and winter so long? (Or does it just *seem* that way; and if so, why?) Why do we have fast-food restaurants that serve only junk food? Why can’t we get bananas or apples or raisins or strawberries through a fast-food drive thru? Why are [...]

Those folks at Febreze sure know how to make a gal happy. I opened up my door this morning to see a box from the FedEx man. Livvy and i opened it up, and look what we found! Pretty! Talk about perfect timing. Yesterday’s renovation projects were agonizingly slow and difficult, and I woke up [...]

… what the inside of your Netgear router looks like? I do. Well, I did. It wasn’t working, so I ripped it open. The wireless was working, but the Ethernet ports were not. I couldn’t figure out the problem, so I got another one. I burn through routers like I burn through mouses and keyboards. [...]

I’m not very fond of eBay. Everything there (well, everything that I look for) is expensive. I don’t understand why people would sell something for two times more expensive than if I just go to the store and buy it brand new. If there’s a specialty item that’s worth it, I guess that’s another matter.. [...]