Freaky Frugalite

Two giveaways are ending this week- don’t forget to enter if you have not already. :shades: Firstly, my friend Rena at her blog A Little This and That is giving away an absolutely gorgeous 5×7 country print. It’s EASY to enter (she’s a gal after me own heart, she is)- all you have to do […]

This is an excellent guest post by Melanie Taylor, who offers some ways to avoid overspending this holiday season. The tips are excellent! I leave it here for you to enjoy. 🙂 3 ways to avoid temptation this Christmas Christmas is an expensive time of year for most people. All those gifts and food don’t […]

Over the holiday, the family spent some time together and we watched the movie Time Changer. Time Changer, written and directed by Rich Cristiano, is one of my all-time favorite movies. I’ve seen it a few times already, and it’s always great to see again! Here’s a basic synopsis of the plot: The year is […]

Looking for jaw-dropping jewelry this holiday season? Wait until you see what I have for you! GalaxyGold.com- the site is beautiful and they sell exquisite jewelry. The prices are superb. The very first thing that caught my eye was this beautiful gold ring with aquamarine gemstone. Isn’t it gorgeous? I love the ribbon loop of […]

A father and son from Brooklyn, New York, recently did a very cool experiment with an iPhone, weather balloon, and HD video camera. They created a homemade spacecraft, and launched the gadgets into space for a view of the earth. 100,000 miles and 70 minutes later, the balloon burst, and the spacecraft came plummeting back […]

I “did” Black Friday, twice. NEVER AGAIN. It was crazy, and I didn’t even get good deals! I guess standing in line at 4am was too late to get the deals. :-p Here in Upstate New York, the day after Thanksgiving is usually absolutely freezing. Standing in a cold, stiff wind with 250 strangers for […]

It’s time for me to be tardy with another meme! Here are the questions for this week… Questions: 1. How many pillows do you sleep with? I am a pillow hoarder. My whole family has been nuts about pillows. I think it’s because of my step-dad. He always had a ton of pillows, a ton! […]

Frugal fans, this is the perfect time to get new software. As with the car dealerships, software vendors are eager to get rid of this year’s models in anticipation of next year’s stuff. I never buy new, “next year” software, (just like I never buy new, “next year” cars), because usually the upgrade to the […]

Weeeellll…. as much as I hate CAPTCHA for comments (I always find them difficult to decipher), I was forced to install it for my blogs today. For Blog Jog Day, I anticipated loads of comments! And I sure got them- 1,000 spam comments PER HOUR. On 11/21/10, I logged in to see the spam count […]

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