Shopping Second Hand-How To Get The Good Stuff Used
I once joked on this blog that I had all my needs and would never need anything else ever again. While that’s obviously an exaggeration, it’s not a huge leap …
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The Dog Ate My Kindle-And Other Thoughts on Technology
I did not forget about this blog, truly. Although I am a sporadic blogger on occasion, a weeks break is generally long, even for me. I can only plead for understanding. …
The Frugal Pantry, One Recipe At A Time.
One of my goals for the next few months is to step up my grocery savings, while keeping the quality of what I (and my grown children, who come and …
Thrifty Tip Tuesday: Caring For Cast Iron
My 12″ cast iron skillet is truly one of my favorite items to use in the kitchen. Chicken, pork, eggs, bacon, grilled cheese, potatoes—many food staples come out ridiculously awesome …
Wisdom… Two Varieties..
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter …
Is It Time To Kick Start Your Retirement?
Don’t we experience times when we are simply going through the motions? Every day is much like the day before. It is safe and predictable. There is a comfortable routine to …
The Art of Being Frugal
I get a lot of folks searching for “frugal” in one form or another on this blog. I wrote a post a while back entitled “Frugal Retirement: Living a Rich …
Cleaning up saucepan disasters
So, it’s bound to happen. You forgot about the rice, the quinoa, the couscous. You scrambled the hell out of the eggs (bain of my stainless steel skillet’s existence). You …
To the point
Over the course of the past few months, I’ve grown to appreciate a good interviewer. I’ve had a series of phone interviews lately that have inspired me. Not only did …
Living Richly In Retirement-Small Savings Add Up
There are obvioulsy lots of ways to be frugal and save money. If you’re like me, you are probably looking at more than one alternative. Sometimes we have to make a …