Frugal Babe

Last month my husband had a lipoma removed from his back.  His lipoma was a pre-existing condition when we got our health insurance, so it’s excluded from the policy.  Because we knew we’d be paying for the removal and pathology (it came back benign, luckily), he had called around to several dermatologists to see what [...]

Since we’re already going to be paying a big chunk of money for my husband’s outfit at his cousin’s wedding, I wanted to keep my clothing costs to a minimum while still looking good enough to walk around with my tuxedoed man.  We went to a couple of my favorite thrift stores over the weekend, and I [...]

The Festival of Frugality is up at Money for the Rest of Us.  Thanks for putting everything together Elizabeth!  I liked the Common Room’s article on plant propagation - we’ve propagated several plants over the last couple months.  Some have done well, some have become compost.  Maybe I should try some moss rose - the [...]

The Carnival of Personal Finance is up at Digerati Life.  I accidentally submitted a post that I meant to send in to last week’s “best-of” carnival, so my post is a bit out of date.  Oops.  But as always, there is a ton of good reading in the carnival.  Thanks Silicon Valley Blogger for putting [...]

My husband is going to be in his cousin’s wedding next month.  He’s an usher, which is as much “in” a wedding as he wants to be,  since it means he doesn’t have to be in the spotlight or give a speech.  He’s grew up very close to his cousins - both of whom are [...]

In addition to being frugal, my husband and I try very hard to be as ecologically responsible as possible.  Often, the two go hand in hand.  Buying used stuff is a great way to help the earth, as it means that new stuff is not being manufactured for us.  It’s the ultimate form of recycling, [...]

We have a huge maple tree in our front yard.  It’s a great shade tree, and sitting on our front porch feels like being in the forest since the tree obscures most of the street from view.  But it’s getting a bit out of control.  My husband has climbed on the roof a couple times [...]

One of my best friends sold her house yesterday.  About 18 hours before the closing, my friend got the final numbers from the realtor and bank, with closing costs, mortgage payoff info, etc.  She had taken out the loan 2 years ago for $118,000.  She’s made all her payments since then, and each month the [...]

I’ve been wearing my new ring for a month now, and I absolutely love it.  I think it’s even prettier than the “real” one that I had before.  My original ring was not flawless, and I can tell that this one sparkles more. I’ve had several compliments from strangers about what a pretty ring it is.  I love [...]

The Festival of Frugality is up at Frugal Upstate.  Thanks Jenn for hosting, and for writing everything twice after it crashed the first time!  As always, there are tons of great articles from the pf community.  I love the article from My Two Dollars about saving money on baby costs.  My husband and I are also [...]