Living Richly In Retirement-“Passive” Frugality
Many years ago now, I bought and read The Complete Tightwad Gazette. It was an interesting read, and although many of her specific articles did not apply to my family, …
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Fixed Income Retirement-House Poor?
Every couple of weeks, I attend a widow’s support group at a friend’s house-we’re a group of women with a wide age range..from forty something to seventy somethings, all with …
Aiming for a No Spend April
One of the many frugal forums I visit has a monthly “no spend” goals thread. People join each month depending their needs and choices. Each person clarifies what “no spend” …
Living Richly In Retirement-Time Versus Money
Most things in life are a trade, time versus money. A very few people do everything themselves. A few people can afford to have someone else do everything that needs …
Living richly In Retirement-Spring Is a Frugal Girl’s Dream
As I mentioned earlier on, spring has sprung here in Texas-in reality, its been here for most of the month of March. Every season has frugal advantages and costly situations. …
Experiences VS Stuff
Does it really have to be a choice? I hardly ever comment or link to another person’s blog (at least so far), although I visit quite a few daily. Part …
Frugal Fall Fun-Don’t Be Limited
When we’re on a tight budget, be it for whatever reason, we tend to allocate for the fun or entertainment portion of our lives last. While it’s sometime easy to and …
Preserves Cabinet
So this year I promised myself that I’d get back in touch with my inner design and start doing some crafty projects around the home. My new job working for …
Lifetime Learning – Going Back To School In Retirement (Or any Time)
I’m a person of many (perhaps too many) interests. This is nothing that isn’t pretty well known, and I’ve shared that with the folks that read this blog. In truth, I’ve …
Frugal Retirement: Turning a Hobby into an Income Stream
Many retirees and folks on fixed income are looking for small income streams to add to their bottom lines. . There are quite a few alternatives: Sell your stuff, use …