It’s rare to be a beginner as an adult. As kids, “beginner” described our lives. Everything a kid does is new. They’re inexperienced and unafraid of grabbing a sweet potato and peeler ...
https://www.frugalwoods.com/2022/03/03/the-gift-of-being-a-beginner/
I don’t think I’ve ever kept a New Year’s resolution. Ever. In my frittered youth, I made impossible, vague and numerous resolutions. I’d resolve to “lose weight, achieve inner pea...
YOU: walking around town wearing hand-me-downs, sipping coffee from a thermos you brought from home, running a debt-free hand through your home haircut, wondering if there are others like you ...
https://www.frugalwoods.com/2020/02/21/10-ways-to-spot-a-frugal-friend-4-involves-dryer-lint/
What’s not to love about a potluck? You make food, other people make food, you bring that food together and then you eat! Potlucks are a bedrock of frugal living, of community-centered livin...
https://www.frugalwoods.com/2020/01/03/potlucks-theyre-great/
Welcome to my monthly Reader Suggestions feature! Every month I post a question to our Frugalwoods Facebook group and share the best responses here. The questions are topics I’ve receive...
https://www.frugalwoods.com/2017/12/22/reader-suggestions-of-frugal-and-fun-winter-activities/
When people ask why we moved to Vermont, I always answer “the woods!” And it’s true, we love our woods. We love looking at them, thinking about them, discussing them, photographing them ...
My fabulous, and fairly frugal, parents visited us here on the homestead last month and, while they were here, I put them to work brainstorming ideas to share on Frugalwoods. A few topics t...
https://www.frugalwoods.com/2016/08/26/frugal-hosting-ideas-for-hanging-out-with-friends/
Last year I wrote a post for my friends, The Frugalwoods, called Frugal Friends and Where to Find Them. Today’s post is the sequel. A couple months ago, a new neighbor came over to chat. ...
https://www.frugalwoods.com/2015/12/30/why-frugal-friends-are-the-best-friends/
Yet again, Mr. Frugalwoods and I have engaged in frugal weirdo behavior of relatively epic proportion. This time, it was in the form of a road trip. A very long road trip. Did you know you can...
https://www.frugalwoods.com/2015/09/25/behind-the-scenes-of-our-901-mile-1-day-frugal-road-trip/
The first hesitant tendrils of fall are filtering through the air. Frugal Hound is sniffing the cool breeze expectantly and thus far, one leaf hath crunched underfoot–it was either premature...
https://www.frugalwoods.com/2015/09/21/frolicking-through-fall-with-the-frugalwoods/
Everybody likes hanging out with their friends! This is true for human beings aged toddler to grandparent (and hounds too!). We all enjoy carousing, playing, and fraternizing with our buddie...
https://www.frugalwoods.com/2015/09/16/maintaining-friendships-and-frugality/
Greeting fair Frugalwoods friends! It’s Mr. Frugalwoods here, making a rare appearance as author. I’m usually your trusty behind-the-scenes tech guy, but today I want to share our strategi...
https://www.frugalwoods.com/2015/08/17/how-we-avoid-cable-and-watch-free-tv-online/