Frugal Babe

A reader commented on one of my posts about cloth diapers, wondering if cloth really are more economical than disposables. People choose one or the other for a variety of reasons - in our case we chose cloth because of the environmental impact, wanting to avoid chemicals next to our baby’s tush, and of [...]

I just noticed that this post never published last week.  It was languishing away in my drafts folder, so I figured better late than never, eh?  Fellow Frugal Blog Network member Shanti hosted the Festival of Frugality at Antishay Ventenne last week - thanks Shanti!
I love the post from My Two Dollars about borrowing or [...]

I just found the motherload of giveaways. Go check out the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival.  There are currently 581 freebies up for grabs - sign up and see what you can win!  Good luck!

I got an email from a reader over the weekend, asking if I knew of any credit cards offering balance transfers without a fee, and zero percent interest on the transfered amount. I did some searching this morning, and every offer I saw for zero percent interest on balance transfers includes a balance [...]

We’re so close to the end of our painting project. We got our HOA to give us an extension to the end of the month, and it looks like we’re going to make it. We’ll probably have to spend two evenings this week and then it will be done. (actually, it looks like about [...]

It’s Sunday… time for the weekly roundup from the Frugal Blog Network. We have a new member - a big welcome to Kelly from Almost Frugal. Kelly gave me some cloth diapers earlier this year, and my son is still wearing them. I’ve had a soft spot for her every since, so [...]

Last year we sold my engagement ring and put the money into our HSA and my Roth IRA. Since I still liked the look of diamonds, but not the price or the ethical issues, we bought a new ring from Diamond Nexus Labs. It cost $231, and looks just as good a year [...]

Baby Cheapskate (a site I just found and am really enjoying) is having a diaper giveaway contest! She’s going to give 12 BumGenius 3.0 One Size cloth diapers to a lucky reader. Check out her post about the contest and see if you can win… the diapers are worth $200, so it’s a [...]

Cap at Stop Buying Crap has a great post from a couple weeks ago that I just found today. Check out five things I’ll never buy for my future kids. He’s got some good humor sprinkled in, but I have to agree with the serious points he makes - kids don’t need any [...]

I’ve made it very clear throughout my blog that I’m a fan of credit cards. My husband and I put all our purchases on one credit card, with the exception of Costco, where we use AmEx, since it’s the only credit card they take. We earn rewards on our cards, have a clear [...]