Freaky Frugalite

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand November marches on…. I’m still reeling from the time change (Daylight Saving). Meh, I hate DST. Why, why, why? It’s like evil revenge on those of us who don’t fly in jets. What if they gave a Daylight Saving Time and nobody did it? Here are this week’s questions…. Questions: 1. Are you excited [...]

Spotted at my local Walmart: Stuffed behind a HUGE display and assortment of stupid Halloween crap (I hate Halloween), the Thanksgiving stuff barely gets any notice. But I saw these turkey hats and nearly keeled over with laughter. The hats play “Turkey in the Straw.” WHAT KIND of looney family would wear a TURKEY HAT?!?!? [...]

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which [...]

see more Lolcats and funny pictures I wish I could say that I have been absent all week because of some magnificent project I’ve been working on. Nope. I’ve been slacking. Only writing when I absolutely *have* to. That, and the week flew by so fast I haven’t any time to catch up on it. [...]

I don’t know about you, but I have had the hardest time keeping my days straight this past week and weekend. Everything in my usual schedule has been completely out of whack. Christmas was only part of the befuddlement: my two sons have been very ill (doing better), the Hubs had some odd days off, [...]

I’m glad the questions are brief this week, because I have a TON of writing jobs and housework to do this week. I promised the kids I would take Friday, Saturday and Sunday off from work. Here’s hoping I can get everything done, whew! OK, it’s time for….. Questions: 1. What will your Christmas dinner [...]

This is one of the BEST videos I have ever seen! OMG, whoever did this did an exceptional job! Ladies and gentlemen, it’s The Digital Story of the Nativity. LOL

This is an excellent guest post by Melanie Taylor, who offers some ways to avoid overspending this holiday season. The tips are excellent! I leave it here for you to enjoy. 3 ways to avoid temptation this Christmas Christmas is an expensive time of year for most people. All those gifts and food don’t come [...]

I “did” Black Friday, twice. NEVER AGAIN. It was crazy, and I didn’t even get good deals! I guess standing in line at 4am was too late to get the deals. :-p Here in Upstate New York, the day after Thanksgiving is usually absolutely freezing. Standing in a cold, stiff wind with 250 strangers for [...]