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Posted by FrugalBabe on 20 Jul 2008 at 11:04 pm under gifts
We were like Meals On Wheels today. One of my friends had a baby in May, nine weeks premature. She and her husband brought the baby home from the hospital last week, so we knew that they could use some no-fuss food (we remember our early days with our new baby!). And my brother’s girlfriend [...]
Posted by FrugalBabe on 20 Jun 2008 at 12:29 pm under baby, gifts
My husband came across this idea today on a dad forum he visited - we thought it was fantastic and I wanted to pass it on. We set up a gmail account for our son, and I just sent him an email. I told him how much he weighs today (12 pounds!) and that he’s [...]
Posted by FrugalBabe on 02 Apr 2008 at 6:40 pm under gifts
One of my coworkers who is also a good friend of mine had a birthday today. I wanted to do something nice for her, but I also wanted to keep in line with my frugal self and my desire to not contribute to consumerism. So this morning I baked these muffins for her. The ingredients [...]
Posted by FrugalBabe on 03 Feb 2008 at 3:09 pm under baby, gifts
Two of my girlfriends have offered to host a baby shower for us recently, and in both cases I’ve politely but firmly declined. My friends think I’m a little nuts, but they know me and respect my opinions and there will be no showers. (I hosted a baby shower for one of them - at [...]
Posted by FrugalBabe on 29 Dec 2007 at 10:03 pm under baby, gifts
When my parents came to see us on Christmas, they brought us a crib, which is now assembled in my office, awaiting my ouster to the guest room and the arrival of our little one in the spring. My parents paid $30 for the crib (almost everything I know about being frugal was learned from [...]
Posted by FrugalBabe on 21 Dec 2007 at 6:55 pm under family, gifts
Wow, what a week this has been. And we don’t even “do” Christmas - can’t imagine what it would be like if we did! On Monday, I bought a shadow box picture frame (50% off) and was up until midnight making a scrapbook page to put in the frame for one of my best friends. [...]
Posted by FrugalBabe on 08 Dec 2007 at 2:38 pm under gifts
We have friends who live in New Zealand who are very dear to us. I met them while I was living in Tanzania in the late 90s and they’ve remained a big part of my life ever since. In 2005, we went to visit them after the wife was diagnosed with cancer - the only vacation [...]
Posted by FrugalBabe on 14 Nov 2007 at 4:15 pm under family, gifts
It’s that time of year again. Time to start thinking about holiday plans and gift-giving. We tend to be very low-key for the holidays. We spend Thanksgiving with my husband’s family most years - and will do so this year as well. For Christmas, we’ve invited my family to our house, which will be a first for us. There [...]
Posted by FrugalBabe on 05 Nov 2007 at 11:06 am under baby, gifts
I thought of something else that I meant to include in the post I wrote about baby showers and gift registries. Retailers would like us to believe that it takes a whole room full of stuff in order to properly take care of a baby. Just take a trip through a Babies R Us store [...]
Posted by FrugalBabe on 03 Nov 2007 at 1:52 pm under family, gifts
Yesterday, the other pregnant lady at the library asked me if we had started registering for gifts yet. I told her that I didn’t think we were going to register at all. I explained our plans to buy most stuff used and that we have friends and family who have finished having babies who have [...]