It’s hard to believe that 2009 begins on Thursday, but you’ve still got some time to make some last-minute savings choices before the New Year begins. I’m talking that kinds of things that can help you with your 2008 taxes (you know that April 15th will be here before you know it) and put a [...]
I was just reading some blog posts over on Planet Green, and came across a quick piece on creative reuses for wrapping paper. The one that stood out? Using wrapping paper to cover school textbooks. Imagine how festive your kids’ books will look covered in wrapping paper. I like this idea because it will help [...]
About this time of year tons of people are making New Year’s resolutions to stop smoking, lose weight or quit some bad habit that they don’t want to bring with them from 2008 to 2009. I try to avoid resolutions most years because I try to avoid disappointing myself. But in 2009 I’m going to [...]
December 26th is Boxing Day in many countries, including Canada, England, Australia and New Zealand. While Boxing Day has nothing to do with actual boxes (or punching anyone for that matter), there is a way for Americans to participate in Boxing Day this year in a most unusual way but which has everything to do [...]
One of the gifts that I’m giving myself this holiday season is the gift of a CSA membership in 2009. Sure, I was a CSA member in 2008 but, that almost didn’t happen because I waited too long to sign up for one. It turns out that CSA (or community supported agriculture) farm memberships often [...]
I’d written in the past about what you need to know when purchasing gift cards as gifts. Well, I just found out what’s going on with KB Toys’ gift cards, now that the company has filed for bankruptcy. Unlike other companies that started down the path of going out of business after the holidays last [...]
Got the kids home from school now and need a way to keep them entertained? Here’s something frugal that you can do together–make Christmas ornaments in the Crock-Pot. Sounds counter intuitive, I know. But this recipe from one of my favorite blogs A Year of CrockPotting makes something sounding seemingly impossible so easy to do. [...]
This is short and sweet like my Twitter tweets (I’m @leangreenmom), and, in fact, a tweet inspired this post. My crafty, DIY and cheap husband just fixed the zipper pull on his winter jacket, without having to buy anything new. He took a paperclip and slipped it into the remaining hardware and, voila, new zipper [...]
I just came across a green-and-frugal reminder/tip sheet from the Environmental Protection Agency. There’s neither anything earth shattering in this information nor ideas that you haven’t heard before. However, it’s all worth repeating–especially if you want to save money this holiday season and help to save the earth. Here goes: Travel efficiently: Map your shopping [...]
I’ve written in the past about giving gift cards in lieu of tangible presents, and I still think they are a terrific gift for finicky folks like teens and tweens. Well, here’s another segment of the population that might benefit from gift cards: people who travel frequently. And for them I’m talking about airline gift [...]
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