Starbucks Rewards Card – Do You Use Yours?
I was working with a client the other day, and we were talking about where to find free wi-fi connections. I mentioned Starbucks, but she didn’t think they offered wi-fi anymore. I assured her they did (since I used it the night before!) but you had to use a Starbucks card. She replied “Oh, I [...]
Frugal Thanksgiving Table Decorating
Look in any home and garden publication a month or two before Thanksgiving, and you’ll see oodles of elaborate table arrangements. Professional decorators go all out to create a veritable masterpiece. More often than not, if you check the prices on the items they use, you’ll find that they spend several hundred (and often several [...]
Six Frugal Father’s Day Gifts
Father, Dad, Daddy, Daddy-o! It’s YOUR day!
You know you’d like to get him something nice, but maybe an expensive gift isn’t in the budget. These six frugal ideas for a special father are sure to make the father in your family feel loved and appreciated.
1. Let the children make him a T-shirt with [...]
Ooooops! Paint
My husband is working on closing in our patio, so that we can move our office to that area and finally move our daughter into her own bedroom. We are on a ridiculously tight budget (which is why we’re still working on it after a year), but we’re proud that it’s getting done on our [...]
