Frugality
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008I have been alone this week — M. has been visiting his family in Brazil — and I have spent much less money than usual. This is an interesting coincidence — or maybe not a coincidence. I brought my lunch to work every day, and came home and cooked each evening. When […]
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Frugal Tips for Getting Out of New York City for the Weekend
Monday, January 28th, 2008I’m feeling much better today and, after a weekend of forced internet deprivation (my connection in Hartford went down), I’m ready to do some posting.
If you live in New York, getting out of the city for a weekend can be an expensive proposition. Once you add in a car rental, tolls & gas, and […]
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Is Frugality a Dirty Word?
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008So the first work week of the new year is well under way, and I have been keeping to my frugal plan. I am glad to say that I have not touched one penny of my bonus yet. It hasn’t been hard to avoid the temptation of new clothes or a dinner out: I’m […]
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Living Frugally in New York City
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008Living a frugal life….is it even possible in New York City?
When I first moved here 20 years ago, Manhattan was filled with money and ambitious people, and the rest of us would escape to Brooklyn. Now, my formerly funky Brooklyn neighborhood has become a bedroom community of $3 million brownstones and self-satisfied trust-fund kids. […]
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Changing Directions
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008So 2007 is done and 2008 is here.
Last night, for first year I can remember, I didn’t go out for New Years Eve. I didn’t even wait up until midnight. I was feeling a bit under the weather and didn’t want to go out. M. pulled a muscle in his […]
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Another Find
Saturday, December 29th, 2007I wrote yesterday about how I believe that picking up pennies has helped open me to what the universe has to offer to me.
Today I got another gift.
Last weekend while doing my Christmas shopping I kept an eye out for off-season specials on barbeques. I had a Weber barbeque, but last Summer it rusted […]
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A Penny Found…..
Friday, December 28th, 2007Do you know people who seem to always find things when they’re walking? The ones who have stories of finding a hundred dollar bill, or an unopened box from Gucci’s? I have never been one of those people. Living in Brooklyn, I walk a lot, but for years I never found a […]
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Christmas Budget a Success
Thursday, December 27th, 2007So Christmas is over and I managed to keep to my budget. I had decided to buy gifts only for my father, mother & partner, and that I would spend no more than $30 on each gift. It took some work, self-discipline and luck, but I did it. Planning and avoiding impulsiveness […]
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Putting Myself First
Friday, December 7th, 2007I got an early start on my first new years resolution, to cut out unnecessary expenses. Today I worked from home and took care of some personal business, including getting rid of my cable TV! This leaves me with a strange, disconnected feeling, but I’m sure I’ll get over it soon enough — […]
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Frugality
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007I’ve been enjoying a blog called Frugal for Life lately, especially as I am working at becoming more frugal myself. In my last post I wrote about one of my resolutions for the upcoming new year (I’ll be writing more), about how I intend to spend less and save more. Actually I plan […]
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