Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully.
Have you ever spent money in a way that you know others would find ridiculous? Have you ever looked in your shopping cart and thought, “Am I really going to replace a set of perfectly good objects with new ones”? Sometimes my purchases have less to do with what makes financial sense and more to … Read more
Twice a year my husband and I take a week long vacation to North Carolina. Well it’s not exactly a vacation, because there are always projects to complete and things to do, but it’s a good time to enjoy the weather and spend time with our families. For some reason I use the week before … Read more
My 1998 Jeep Yesterday as my husband was leaving for work he handed me a notification and told me the deadline for our vehicle inspection was that very day. It was nearly 10 o’clock and I had an 11 o’clock appointment, but I grabbed my diaper bag and started to get ready when my husband … Read more
In the middle of July during a particular hot week, (the temperature peaked at a toasty 97 degrees), the pool in our area began offering a reduced membership for the month of August. Originally the price was listed as $185 per family plus an $85 maintenance fee. Divided over thirty-one days the pool would cost … Read more
As my finances are primarily in order these days I find myself with less interest in writing about money. My inspiration and posts ebb and flow, some weeks I feel particularly inspired and other times I’m just tapped out on the subject. I wish I would have named this blog something other than One Frugal … Read more
Photo Credit: Investvine A local sandwich shop near my home offers a salad bar to go. For roughly $8 you receive a large plastic container and a small cup, which you can use to fill and carry home. The deli offers salads on their menu for roughly the same cost, which pale in comparison to … Read more
We live in an older community without mailboxes, which means the mail is delivered by a mail person who walks all the way up to our door, opens the mail slot and drops the mail in. This time last year our faithful mailman retired. Before he left he told me that no one wanted his … Read more
Life is full of decisions. There are the every day questions we ask ourselves like should I eat egg salad or peanut butter and jelly? Should I go to the store today or wait until tomorrow? And then there are those bigger decisions that weigh on your head and your heart. Those questions differ for … Read more
Since I stay at home with my son I like to take him out on a number of different adventures each week. On Monday we typically hit the library for story time. This event is free and it’s actually one of my favorites. The library is just a few minutes from our house and there … Read more
I have at least an hour to write. I drop the laptop onto the bed, grab a glass of water and sit down. I turn on the video monitor and watch my son rolling back and forth in his crib hugging his lovey and winding up his stuffed giraffe. He’s not asleep yet, but I … Read more