Freaky Frugalite

The holidays would be SO much nicer if we weren’t harassed and harried to shop shop shop for seven weeks straight. All this shopping comes at a terrible time of the year, too- the onset of winter when food prices rise and heating costs go through the roof. It’s awful! For folks who may have [...]

If only I knew then what I know now: shop around for better loan rates, pay off the higher interest rate loans first, claim deductions on taxes for all the interest we’re paying, and etc. Oh SURE, NOW Dave Ramsey comes along! Dave, where were you when we were a struggling young family who knew [...]

… 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 hardly EVER read the news headlines anymore. Wow, the negativity and angst is almost overwhelming. I don’t want to be a dummy and pretend that the world doesn’t exist, of course, but I don’t want to fill my head with filth and viciousness, either. (Plus, I have been SICK and TIRED of hearing every [...]

Sheesh, when I was a kid, I had a PLAIN OLD piggy bank. You know the kind: But like so many things, piggy banks are going really high-tech today! Wanna see a very cool piggy bank? It’s called Ekonomi interactive money box. It’s adorable, I want one! I think it’s adorable! Basically, you insert 3 [...]

Have you ever seen the old movie, “The Unsinkable Molly Brown”? It starred Debbie Reynolds and was about the lady who survived the Titanic. In one scene, Molly strikes it rich with her husband when they discover a silver mine in Colorado. They suddenly find themselves with a whole boxful of cash and don’t know [...]