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 […]
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Another week, another dollar saved
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Read MoreEnd of week one
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 […]
Read MoreThe challenge begins
The Frugal Living Challenge started Monday with a visit from Shelley Bailey-Shah and cameraman Kevin from KATU. (We are still waiting to hear when the story will be shown). After visiting with them, we took the Subaru to the gas station for one last fill up, and then we stopped […]
Read MoreThe challenge
Cold, rainy days can lead to cabin fever and a desire for something to challenge the mind and spirit. Being in that kind of mindset while watching the evening news a couple of weeks ago, we were intrigued by KATU’s Shelley Bailey-Shah’s challenge to go a month without spending any […]
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