Frugal Babe

We got our car registration renewal notices in the mail today.  $27.32 for my car, and $28.12 for my husband’s.  Yet another reason we love our old cars.  Makes it a lot easier to fill the gas tank when the registration isn’t hundreds of dollars.

My parents go thrift store shopping every Monday.  It’s mostly a hobby for them; they enjoy the scavenger hunt that ensues in a thrift store.  And Savers stores - in our state anyway - have 99 cent sales every Monday.  Items with particular color tags are 99 cents on Monday.  So the goal is to [...]

We had a very productive weekend. On Saturday we started painting our house. We decided to paint it the same color it already was, which is making the whole process easier. We bought a five gallon bucket of paint ($106) and a couple paint brushes, and we had caulk left over from [...]

Nature Made is giving away free 14 day supplies of some of their vitamins (Yes, we do use Nature Made here in the FB household.  No, they’re not paying me to tell you about this!).  Here are the ones that they’re giving away, with links to the pages where you can order your free samples:
Multivitamin: [...]

I had a good money day today.  I went to a maternity clothing consignment store and sold three items that never fit right while I was pregnant.  I got them for a total of $7 in thrift stores, and the store I took them to gave me $15 for the three.  Sweet!  I have a [...]

At the beginning of the month, I wrote about a necklace that I was thinking of buying.  The sale price ends next week, and and I had decided to think about it during the month and make my decision near the end of the month.  I decided last night that I’m going to pass on [...]

We had friends staying with us last night, which was a nice break from all the home improvement we’ve been doing most nights lately.  We did manage to have the guest room all put back together in time for their visit, which was a plus.  The weather was really nice, so my husband grilled burgers [...]

The last time I bought jewelry was about a year ago when we sold my diamond ring and bought a man-made diamond instead.  Before that, I don’t think I had bought any jewelry that cost more than about $10 since we bought my first engagement ring five years ago.  I normally just wear my watch, [...]

When we bought our house five years ago, we assumed it would be a starter house, and that we’d need a bigger home when we were ready to add to our family.  We browsed real estate fliers from time to time and wandered through the neighborhoods with bigger houses, but never seriously considered moving, and I’m [...]

Our kitchen remodel is off to a great start.  We spent all day yesterday gathering supplies, in true Frugal Babe fashion.  We bought a stove on Friday night that we found on Craig’s List for $175.  It was in a town about midway between my parents and us, so they met us at the lady’s [...]