Frugally Sustainable
A Resource for All Things Frugal and Sustainable
I don’t have much in the way of money or worldly possessions, I’m not beautiful, intelligent or clever, but I’m happy, and I intend to stay that way! I was born happy, I love people, I have a trusting nature, and I’d like everyone else to be happy too. -Anne Frank Somewhere deep inside we …
As is the case with most growing families, we go through an awful lot of food. In fact, behind the mortgage and transportation costs (car and gas) groceries can be one of our biggest regular monthly expenses. I have a feeling that this may be the case for many of you too. So today I want to pass on some of …
I was raised by a frugal mother. When I was growing up, I sometimes felt like the things my mom did were “weird.” None of the other moms saved cereal bags or wrapped gifts in funny papers. But you know what? Now I find myself saving box liners and wrapping gifts in funny paper…and LOVING …
“Small rooms or dwellings discipline the mind, large ones weaken it.” ~Leonardo Da Vinci There’s no doubt that for millions of us, housing costs hold the largest percentage of our monthly budgets (To those of you who have paid off your mortgages…I bow in honor of you!). And as the current housing market crisis continues …
“There must be more to life than having everything!” ~Maurice Sendak Why do they label us consumers? Aren’t we people with thoughts, feelings, and passions all our own? Aren’t we more than working from 9-5, sponsoring a corporation, in order to earn money so that we can support a shopping habit, or live in a …
“Give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me just enough.” ~Old Testament ProverbHow did we as a society loose touch with frugality? Somewhere in the middle of the twentieth century, frugality started to gain a bad reputation. The “more is better” mantra of the industrial revolution was sweeping through the hearts of individuals. The lure …
