For my entire life until we moved into our new house I had cable, nearly every imaginable channel, and I never fathomed my life without it. Whenever I turn on a cable channel I take a step back in time to a memory of years past. Speed Channel depicts my childhood years dreaming of cars ... Read the rest »

As I’ve said before, being frugal is about controlling your money and making choices so that you can allow yourself to splurge, because if you aren’t controlling your money, your money will control you.  That sounds easy enough but in reality living frugally is not easy at all.  It’s something that I struggle with daily, ... Read the rest »

Since I began writing, about a year ago, “Frugal” has become quite the buzzword which is practically a 180 from when I wrote “When Did Frugality Cease Being a Virtue.”  I even read an article in the Wall Street Journal last week that proclaimed Frugality is once again a virtue. When I began writing, I’m ... Read the rest »

As long as I can remember my parents always taught me to brush my teeth at least twice a day.  This is something I have done religiously for over the past ten years.  I brush my teeth as soon as I wake up, and it’s the last thing I do before I go to bed, it’s ... Read the rest »