The great post-Thanksgiving sales are no longer restricted just to physical store locations. For example, Amazon.com is offering special deals today. Be sure to check out your favorite retailer’s website to see if they have any Black Friday specials.
Continue reading →Yesterday I went to my favorite thrift store and found this cute Thanksgiving decoration. As you can see it’s brand new. In addition all Thanksgiving merchandise was half priced. So what did I pay? A mere $2.50.
Continue reading →The sales ads for Thanksgiving turkeys were a bit confusing this year. One store offered a free turkey with a $100 grocery purchase. Two others offered turkeys for about 26 cents a pound with a $25 grocery purchase. Which offer … Continue reading →
I’ve been visiting The Frugal Duchess blog for about a month now. Her posts are both frequent and thoughtful. I especially appreciate her “favorite picks” feature from Festival of Frugality. There’s a lot of good stuff out there. Have the … Continue reading →
I spend a lot of time reading. But with so many good books out there it’s hard to stick to my book budget. I’ve found that my Amazon.com Wish List helps me save money and keep track of all those … Continue reading →
How do you know you’re really wealthy? I don’t mean fly first class wealthy, I mean really, really wealthy. If you’re truly wealthy you buy yourself a submarine. U.S. Submarines is one supplier of the luxury subs. Their Seattle 1000 … Continue reading →
At the start of the year I got a digital camera for the blog. It’s what I use for most of the photos here at BeetleEyes. I love the camera but it’s a battery hog. I was running through a … Continue reading →
The Man of the House went to Costco yesterday and I’m going to Sam’s later today. Then we’ll be stocked up for the month. For us part of being self-sufficient is being able to live on the income that we make … Continue reading →
We’ve got the end of the month budget blues. We keep to a fairly strict food budget. It’s not much of a problem for the first three weeks of the month. But during the last week of the month things … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago I bought a snazzy new laptop. (It’s a Sony VAIO.) I’m still getting used to the new system and am in the process of moving my files. I was eager to take my new laptop to … Continue reading →
