our frugal stories

I Got My Ring!

May 2, 2007

Yay!  My new ring arrived yesterday!  We were both very excited when the DHL guy showed up.  The box was huge – they padded it well.  The actual presentation of the ring was great.  They had a white box tied with ribbon, and inside it were two smaller boxes, also tied with ribbon.  One box had [...]

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The Lady of the Rings – Part Two

April 15, 2007

We ordered my new engagement ring last night.  It’s slightly different than the first one I had picked out – we both like the 4 prong setting better than 6.  It cost $231 – and they have free shipping, so that’s it – $231.  The guarantees that they provide sound just about identical to the [...]

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A Full Freezer

December 11, 2006

Yesterday I spent about 5 hours cooking.  It was off and on, and I was able to do other stuff during the “simmer” parts of the process.  It wasn’t strenuous by any means.  But now our freezer is stocked: a spinach lasagna, spaghetti pie, baked ziti, lentil curry, chili, red clam sauce, pumpkin muffins, and chocolate muffins.  [...]

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Recycling Isn’t Just About Cans

December 8, 2006

Last night I was working at the library, and talking with some of my friends there about a book I’m currently reading.  It’s called Not Buying It – My Year Without Shopping.  I waited on the hold list at the library for over two months for this one, as it seems to be a pretty [...]

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Our Free Weekend

November 23, 2006

We didn’t spend any money last weekend.  It wasn’t something we tried to do, and we didn’t even realize it until Monday.  Several years ago, when we were both working for a big company, we would often spend $200 in an average weekend.  We worked very long hours during the week, so the weekend was our [...]

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Cheap Food

November 19, 2006

I sat down to write about my favorite cheap food, and ended up reading all sorts of other pf blogs.  Before I knew it, I’d been clicking from one to another for well over an hour.  Wow, time flies when I’m reading lots of stuff from people who think like I do.  I just discovered [...]

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Back to Normal

November 11, 2006

We got home from Hawaii a couple days ago, and we’re getting back to normal.  Overall, we did a pretty good job at being frugal on vacation.  We had a few dinners out, and took a trip to the Big Island, but we didn’t buy a lot of junk, and we stayed within our budget.  [...]

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Surfin’ Hawaii Without Breakin’ the Bank

November 2, 2006

For weeks before our Hawaii trip, J was excited to learn to surf.  I honestly think he would be thrilled to just spend the entire vacation on the same stretch of beach, and eat nothing but peanut butter sandwiches and surf.  He’s been doing some sightseeing aswell, but I think it’s only for my benefit.  [...]

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Stories from a Moonlighting Library Assistant

October 16, 2006

In the fall of 2004, we found out that J needed a replacement for the bridge that makes up his front teeth.  He’s had a bridge since a mountain biking accident in college, and after 10 years, part of it was giving out.  He’s a trooper, and tried to make the old one last as [...]

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Why We Eloped

October 15, 2006

When my husband and I had been together about two years, we bought the house we live in now.  the day we moved in, he proposed to me in front of our new fireplace.  We were both floating on clouds that day.  I was smiling so much I felt like my face would crack, and [...]

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