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The challenge is over.  We made it without cheating. It was interesting to see how we favor one car over the other.  The Subaru needed a fill up while the truck and roadster still had lots of fuel. We also discovered we bought too many groceries.  Instead of planning menus […]

The end of our frugal month is in sight. This past week we were again fortunate.  Our biggest challenge is living without toast as the toaster oven died.  Since we will be taking off in the trailer next week, it may be awhile before we replace it. Entertainment has been […]

Saturday afternoon of another week without spending any money.   Money we didn’t spend – I prepared our income tax return (would much rather let someone else do it) and Paul painted the bathroom on the main floor. Last weekend we were in Silverton for a St. Patrick’s Day Rally.  We […]

Week two is nearing the end and our first attempt at bartering  worked out very well.  I traded helping our daughter and her husband with their tax return for two tickets ($22 each) to the season opener for the Timbers (they threw in a couple of beers at the game […]

It is the end of our first week of frugal living.  So far so good.  We haven’t spent any money and driven about 50 miles since we filled up the car.  How we spent our time wasn’t much different than any other week. With the sunny weather, we were able […]