Simple Christmas

DH and I are enjoying a simple Christmas this year. 
After handing out frugal presents and cards to our extended families a few weeks ago at the Thanksgiving celebration we’ve had a very laidback season.   Tonight we are finally putting up a tree with my beloved ornament collection and we already have a pile of presents to go underneath [...]

The Final Push to $1000

We’re up another $100 this month which we received in cash as Christmas gifts from family unexpectedly.  We’re adding that to our goal to turn our unwanted stuff into $1000 cash and grateful family did not buy things we didn’t need this year.
Cash is always appreciated.  We may also be exchanging some games and gaming [...]

Cheap Entertaining

DH and I had some friends over last night and shared in a bit of frugal ”potluck entertainment” with them.

One friend brought a movie.  Another friend brought soda.  Another friend brought chocolate chip cookies.  We provided pizza and festive holiday bottles of grape juice (I couldn’t resist them!).  We talked about our jobs, watched a movie, and [...]

Raising Quick Cash: The Push For $1000

Currently we’ve raised $300 cash over the past two months as explained in my last update post here.  While I don’t know that we’re going to make our goal of $1000, I do know that we’ve done very well and will invest in our small but growing portfolio whatever we can raise during this time.
Here [...]

Gluttons for Punishment

DH and I must be gluttons for punishment.  Our Roths have lost 40 and 45% respectively this year and we are still investing.  But with some of our favorite blue chips at such low prices… increasing our investments seems an irresistible prospect.  Let’s continue to hope that they do in fact bounce back with a [...]

10 Frugal Christmas Gifts for 2009

Oops- you mean 2008 right?  This is the 2008 holiday season.  No, I’m looking ahead to the holidays for 2009 which is how DH and I are enjoying yet another “free” holiday season!  We paid for Christmas 2008 last year and will enjoy the fruits of our January labors all month long!
I received an email [...]

UPDATE: Fall Cash Campaign

DH and I had hoped to raise $1000 in extra cash to invest in the stock market this winter by downsizing and getting rid of stuff we were no longer using this fall.
Currently we’ve raised $300 cash which is disappointing since the big ticket items went for lowest prices possible.  Smaller items are headed to a yard [...]

Windfall Wednesday

Well, not every Wednesday will be windfall Wednesday in case some of you were hoping I’d hit some sort of jackpot and planned to do a continuing series… but DH and I are rejoicing today because 3 things have happened this Wed. that have improved our financial situation and we will be financially richer for all of them.  We [...]

Abundant Living- $12,800

Generating an extra 13 thousand dollars.  Wow, I never thought I’d be brainstorming at this level before starting this exercise.  To read this through from the beginning, check out my initial post on “Abundant Living” here which explains the challenge in detail.  The basics are that every week or so I double the amount spent last [...]

No cash this week

After a successful first week of generating extra cash…
No cash came our way this week. We have things listed on craigslist but have yet to receive a call or email.  We found clothes that can likely be exchanged for store credit and set other clothes aside for either a pawn/consignment shop or yard sale.  But, [...]