Frugal Babe

A rich life without a lot of money

Frugal Living Book Giveaway

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Andy at Tight Fisted Miser is hosting a book giveaway that ought to be a good read for anyone who enjoys my blog.  It’s called 10,001 Ways To Live Large On A Small Budget, and was compiled by the editors of Wisebread.   All you have to do if you want to enter to win a… Continue Reading

Wow, That Only Leaves $277/Month For Everything Else

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I was catching up on some blog reading this evening, and came across an article on Frugal Zeitgeist’s site that kept me reading until the very end.   She included a link to a story about an economics reporter (of all people!) who, despite his impressive background in covering all sorts of financial ups and downs,… Continue Reading

HSA Contribution And Blog Posts I Like

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I just put $1000 into our HSA.  Any contributions we make to our HSA are automatically invested in a mutual fund.  Last spring, shares in the fund were selling for around $23 a pop.  Now they’re about $16.  So although it’s painful to look at overall balances in all of our accounts, it’s nice to… Continue Reading

Frugal Blog Network Round Up

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After a very long hiatus from carnivals and festivals, I finally submitted a post to the festival of frugality this week.  Good Financial Cents hosted, and as always, there are a ton of great articles to browse through.   If you haven’t already, head over there and check it out. In the Frugal Blog Network, Tight… Continue Reading

Repurposed Dishwasher Parts And Sunday Round Up

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Our dishwasher may have died, but I’m finding ways to give its parts a new life.  I’m a scrapbooker, and I love pens.  I do a lot of writing on my pages, and have quite a few pens.  Until today, they lived in a drawer, all jumbled together.  Now they are neatly organized in the… Continue Reading

Sunday Round Up And My Profile On FiLife

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FiLife is a personal finance site that is partnered with the Wall Street Journal.  Susie Bafico from FiLife interviewed me earlier this month and has posted the interview on the site’s profile section.  Head over there and see if you learn anything about me that you didn’t already know.  Susie has interviewed several bloggers.  Scan… Continue Reading

A No Spending Day And My Weekly Round Up

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I just finished making another diaper for our son, and the process is getting much easier and faster.  This evening it took me less than a hour from start to finish.  I used a fleece sweatshirt I found at a thrift store for the liner (I should be able to get three more diapers out… Continue Reading

More Details About Our Worm Composting

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When I wrote about our worms and ladybugs a few days ago, several people told me that they had been thinking of starting to compost with worms, but didn’t want to spend $100+ on the bin.  So I thought I’d take pictures of our $5 setup that my husband made.  He bought three big plastic… Continue Reading