How frugal am I?
Happy mother’s day to all you wonderful ladies! Whenever I have serious decisions to make which require concentrated thoughts I like to do mindless work in a quiet space. Repetitive … Continue reading
2024 budget lay away
Is your bank account balance dropping as fast as the winter temperatures? Mine is. Please don’t misunderstand this post. I’m not complaining. I’m just explaining my 2024 monthly budget. I … Continue reading
I have heat!
This is the before: This is the after: The new furnace is the least energy efficient model which is typical of city repairs. The city contractor kept saying he was … Continue reading
Still no furnace
The weather is a bit warmer in the 50s today so I’m able to work at my computer. Before I get into the saga of not having a furnace yet, … Continue reading
Toilet sink – not yet
Anyone who has been reading my blog for awhile may remember how passionate I am about water conservation at home. I rarely let water go down the drain that hasn’t … Continue reading
Frugal when cooking
Long ago I read something about cooking meals that struck me it could have been describing my Grandma Mama. She let nothing go to waste. I never forgot about it … Continue reading
Foodbank truck day
I went to the second of the two monthly foodbank truck days for my area. This is the food list from 3-28-23 and approximately how much food is saved from … Continue reading
Glasses, shoes, and construction
The wind storm knocked down trees everywhere causing thousands of power outages. This is a neighbor’s house. I’m sure glad the trees in my back yard were gone. Louisville even … Continue reading
November 20 – December 6, 2020
I’ve been under the weather for a few days. I’ve been sneezing like crazy and generally feeling blah. After the vitamin B shots ended I started feeling weak and tired … Continue reading
Water and sewer rate hikes
Here in Louisville we receive one combined water and sewer bill from two different companies. We are billed monthly for what we used the previous month. In our September bill, … Continue reading
I have babies
My victory garden was planted on June 5th with plants I had bought on May 29th. I’m so blessed by my wonderful blog followers. While watering this morning I found … Continue reading
My victory garden
Over the last three weeks two occasional tips were left in my tip jar and one tip arrived by snail mail. I could hardly wait to show you what those … Continue reading
Dang bad luck
Several days ago I was in a rush to finish a customer quilt for a contest. Time was running short. I had only a few days to finish it before … Continue reading
Water heater vs dirty senior
Well I did it. Yesterday I made a water heater decision and I’ll be making payments on it for a year. I felt I had no choice because I was … Continue reading
The future and surviving
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana 1905 That’s so very true. The young people (millennials and gen z) of today can’t remember … Continue reading
Nephrologist news
Dang computers! My phone, internet, and computer have all been very cantankerous for several days which has made it impossible to get this posted before now. I finally got the … Continue reading
Breadcrumb pound cake
If you are interested I put another video on my youtube channel this morning. I’m using breadcrumbs to make a pound cake for one person. I don’t know what happened … Continue reading
Realistic stockpiling
The virus panic has people rushing out to stores to buy stupid amounts of everything. I heard a man complaining loudly there wasn’t any chicken or ground beef. I didn’t … Continue reading
Corona virus and the economy
So far I’m not panicking and rushing out to stockpile food and other items like people are doing in other places. I have my food storage that I’ve kept for … Continue reading
Thank you! Happy Holidays!
I won’t be posting for a few days so I want to wish everyone safe and happy holidays. May your holiday be festive and the laughter be contagious. I did … Continue reading
Yup, I knew it
Remember a few days ago when I showed my budget and told how everything would be getting more expensive? Well, its happening already. Not long ago the Jefferson County mayor … Continue reading
Life without a fridge
There has been reader concern over my decision to live without a fridge for awhile. I want to explain why I chose to do this and why it won’t be … Continue reading
Frustrated Na Na
The people who bought the fridge were supposed to be here at 8 am. I’ve been waiting all day and can’t do anything until its gone. I’ve received five phone … Continue reading
The real me
I’m once again showing my piled up dishes and a dirty kitchen. This is a much shorter video than the last one. The reason I keep showing my kitchen is … Continue reading
Costs going up again
I’ve had another major episode of chronic fatigue. I’m not quite up to myself yet but I wanted to write a post about the rising costs of everything. How much … Continue reading
Na Na pinches her pennies 