So you’re working in a library and the boss tells you to throw out that pile of books over there…all 700 of them! What would you do?
Well, if you’re a housemate of designer Jeffrey Warren, you take them home and make a full-sized bar of them. How cool is that?
“One of our non-Vestal […]
Consumer Reports has released a study on the organics market which combines its own research with some recent scientific studies for some interesting insights.
First off, don’t bother with organic body care products and organic seafood. The standards in place for these products are weak and don’t mean much. Besides, as a former chef, […]
Seattle Simplicity told a story last week about how she was once visited by a Simplicity Angel.
Sitting at work one day after having been informed that her employer was going to transfer her to another state, a vendor waiting for a meeting began chatting her up. In relating her disappointment over having to leave […]
One of the distinctive characteristics of frugal folks is our desire to do things ourselves. Whether it’s making or mending clothes, building a shed, fixing the car, we seem to prefer self-sufficiency. If you’re interested in taking up some electronics DIY’ing, DIYlive.net has put together a great article on what they think the […]
Here’s a simple and eco-friendly way to clean things up…the SoapNut is the shell of a seed that grows and is sustainably harvested from trees in India and Nepal. The SoapNut shell contains a compound called saponin - a natural detergent - that gets nice and sudsy when it comes into contact with water.
They’re […]
Here’s another cool way to recycle some old sweaters and a good excuse to visit the local thrift shop if need be as well (like we need more excuses to go to the thrift shop!).
Using 100% wool sweaters, you’ll want to felt them by washing in warm water and then giving them some time in […]
A Der Spiegel article from a couple of weeks ago points out a phenomenon occuring in Germany, whereby some of the services being offered by furniture retailer IKEA are being used and abused. Are these folks being frugal or cheap?
First you have the IKEA restaurants, which serve subsidized menus to encourage customer loyality, and […]
I’ve never been much of a haggler. It’s not something that I feel comfortable doing and I prefer to deal with merchants who simply offer me a fair price from the start.
Of course, for many cultures around the world, haggling is a deeply revered custom. I recall one trip I took to the […]
One of my favorite bloggers of all time is Merlin Mann and his 43 Folders site. It’s about life hacking and simple ways to increase your productivity. Merlin has got a feature going for the new year called Modest Changes, which is about little things that we can all do to relieve the […]
As a pro-blogger and web developer, I’m always on the lookout for new free stock photography resources on line. That hasn’t always been an easy task, but with this new list, I think my image hunting just became much simpler.
The folks at the Photoshop Tutorials Blog put this resource together and it’s one of […]
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