I could be drummed out of the frugalista corps if this secret got around: I buy my salad ingredients already cut up.
Yes, I could save money if I bought heads of lettuce, washed, dried and cut them up myself. But I don’t save a thing if they sit in the refrigerator until they rot because [...]
This winter, I spent a few months living and working in my hometown in the Midwest.
I spend all day working at a computer, but I decided that, rather than spend money on an adjustable office chair, I’d just use a kitchen chair at an old table.
You can guess how that “frugal” decision turned out.
After my [...]
I recently needed an antibiotic eye ointment that costs $50 (with insurance). I searched the house for one of those pharmacy offers for a $25 gift card with a new prescription, and finally found one in a pile of papers. Expired. (Kmart had one in last Sunday’s newspaper — too late for me but perhaps [...]