Frugal Friday
May 16, 2008 by Loral
Rhonda, of Down to Earth, has a good post today about her and her dh reevaluating their budget in light of rising costs. Gas is now $3.99/gallon,here, and food costs are slowly rising. We are making sure lights and appliances not in use are off, hanging laundry to dry and consolidating trips into town. What are some ways you’re conserving?
Jack (my middle son) and I went to the used book store today, I found a couple of books that were on my long list to read this year and I found a copy of a title I’ve been on the lookout for a long time. I picked up an older book on presidents and some spelling textbooks for homeschool. He was thrilled to add to our Dr. Seuss collection and pick up a dino book, too 
Speaking of hanging laundry on the line, here’s one of my new clothespin bags going into our store next week. They’re great for toting your knitting, keeping your reading hanging on your nightstand, and clothespins, of course! This one is embellished with an oversized yo yo and layered button accent. Others I will be putting in the store have vintage linens, doilies and pretty cotton prints!
I just read The Devil In The White City and loved it! I hope you like it!
I am going to conserve money by selling at least one of my children. Tee hee… (just kidding….)
I suppose a comment like that may get me kicked off your blog, but I hope not! I love reading it, and am very impressed with your daily posts!
Krista
What a beautiful clothespin bag! I love the fabrics you used.
That is a very topic of conversation, the efforts to be frugal. We’re doing the same, turning off lights, keeping the thermostat at modest levels. Overall, I think we’re trying to just not spend as much. We now ask ourselves, do I need this, or want it? If the answer is “I want it” then we ask ‘can it wait?” This has helped keep our spending down a little. This is why I love your blog, I always find little pearls of wisdom for the frugal homemaker. Thank you for sharing!
Oops! I meant to write ‘this is a very good topic of conversation…’
LOLOLOL Krista…your comment is too funny! Will I get kicked off with her for thinking it is funny??? Gas is $3.77 here! It went up about 50 cents in one week! You wonder, when will it level out? I am trying to not eat out as much, even fast food, and shoping around different grocery stores during the week and creating my meals around what is on sale. My husband and I are on a low carb diet, which requires a lot of meat. So we eat whatever are the specials that week! And I have just cut down on running to the store everytime I need some little thing, and even though we live right in town.
Your bag is really cute! That ought to sell well!
Hope you are having a great weekend! ~Rhonda