Freaky Frugalite

I recently wrote about our shopping excursion for toys to our local Family Dollar Store. I go to that store all the time, but I haven’t checked out the toy section in a while. I was impressed! Family Dollar has an entire section of toys specially priced at $5. Some toys are lower priced and [...]

I do not see why parents have to go nearly bankrupt this time of year, buying extravagant toys for children. We also have two children who have birthdays during this time of year, and it is VERY easy to totally break our bank. We don’t “do” Christmas, but we do give gifts for Thanksgiving. We [...]

Isn’t this neat? Yah, I wowed the kids when I told them I could read Chinese, hee hee. Inside the box is the cutest little gadget- a USB-powered handheld fan. It has a clip attached to it. I had no idea who the mushroom pilot was until one of the kids said it was a [...]

One of my siblings recently informed that they paid upwards of $70 for cable TV. WOW. These days, with the economic crunch, I cannot believe people will pay such high prices. For TV service! The news reports I have read (at CNet.com) have reported that cable prices have gone up 77% since 1996. Yow! That’s [...]

I’m really happy have joined some excellent blogrolls recently. One is Frugal Hacks, a branch off one of my favorite mommy blogs, In a Shoe. And the other is Red Hot Drops, a new group put together by some lady Entrecarders. I’m glad to see a woman-based EC club! I am also a member of [...]