Freaky Frugalite

I’ve heard of a LOT of strange and unique things in my life, but never heard of Tibetan singing bowls, never. This is a hoot! If you click on the link and preview a bowl, you can hear an audio clip of the “singing bowl.” LOL They are pretty nifty, but I don’t dare get [...]

I came across a very odd story in my local news this morning. There’s a bit of an outcry that gas stations are placing a “hold” on customers’ Visa and MasterCard accounts, essentially freezing their accounts for $150 to $200. Has this happened to you? According to the story, some folks have seen their credit [...]

Have you ever done it? The credit card swap? You transfer your existing, high-APR percentage rate balance to a new card with a lower APR? I haven’t done it very often because I haven’t had very large balances on my cards… but I’m still paying for that kitchen renovation, and the lovely introductory APR rate [...]

Hm, I read an interesting article by Reuters “Not Getting Enough Sleep? Turn Off the Technology.” It says that gadgets are hindering our ability to get good sleep. I thought about my own lifestyle. I have never been a good “sleeper.” The slightest noise or light wakes me up. I constantly toss and turn while [...]

… but I am STILL against Obamacare. I can’t remember the time we ever had insurance from an employer… oh wait, I think I remember. For about a year, my husband got a family health plan for us from one employer who offered it. That was… hm maybe 19 years ago… We’ve been on insurance [...]

I was always an uber-punctual person, even as a kid. But I had an uber-tardy mom, lol. She was always running late for things, and it really aggravated me. You see, she was my taxi before I knew how to drive, and if I had an appointment, I was always ready for it but I [...]

Oh my gosh I love these guys!!!! They are Improv Everywhere, and what a great sense of humor they have! LOL… about their latest video, they say: For our latest mission we staged an unauthorized autograph signing in the Metropolitan Museum of Art with an actor who bears a striking resemblance to King Philip IV [...]

Thanks to some cool folks at Twitter who graciously share their links I have discovered some good websites about money management. I’m learning more about how to get rid of debt. I had to go in debt to fund the kitchen renovation, and have created a payback budget to- Lord willing!!- pay it all off [...]

We got DUMPED with more snow yesterday and into this morning. I think all of Upstate New York is groaning, I know the guys who plow snow are. The snow has been constant this year, 3 inches here, 8 inches there. So it’s not like they plow once and it’s over for a few days. [...]

Is it lack of sunshine? End-of-the-winter blues? Exhaustion? I’m bushed. And it seems that I’m barely chipping into the mountain of work that stares at me, day after day. If I got no sleep and just worked for the next week, I might be caught up. Ugh! My house has never been messier, I’ve never [...]