Frugal, Minimalist Wannabe Baby Registry

When I was pregnant and it was time to make my baby registry, I attacked it the only way a neurotic over-thinker knows how. I Googled for hours on end: "must-have baby registry"; "what you don't really need for your baby"; "minimalist baby registry"; "WTF is a wipes warmer". I realized that I was going …

Kids’ Consignment: January 2018 Haul

My favorite biannual sale came around this weekend! Described here in my intro to kids’ consignment sales, the grab bag clearance sale is a great opportunity to buy clothes at rock bottom prices. They structured the sale differently this year, turning a one-day zoo into a three-day slightly-less-mad madhouse. Friday was 70% off clearance, Saturday …

3 Weird Little Ways to Save Money

There are plenty (like thousands) of blog posts out there on how to save money, and eventually, through no fault of the authors, they become repetitive. Cut your cable, make your own cleaning supplies, use coupons, buy second-hand. And then, if you look hard enough, you can find the out-there suggestions for saving money. Think …

Your Personal Rules for Clothes Shopping

I felt a little jolt when I read this post by minimalist blogger A Small Wardrobe: "Five Minimalist Hacks to Stop Impulse Shopping." While I wouldn't call myself a true minimalist, there are a lot of places where minimalism and frugality complement each other, and tip #5 is one of them! To keep your closet …

The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale: Under $40 Finds (Women’s Clothing)

Every July, Nordstrom fans everywhere lose their minds a little bit when the Anniversary Sale comes around. What they (we? I guess it's a we) love about it is that it's not a sale on last season's stuff heading out the door, but a sale on the upcoming season's merchandise just as it's arriving in …

Wonder Woman and Wrestling with Feminism

I saw Wonder Woman a couple weeks ago, the week it opened, and I was blown away. I was admittedly influenced by the reviews that had come out, and had primed myself for an amazing movie experience. What happened during those two hours and twenty-one minutes was a bit more than just "amazing." https://twitter.com/megsauce/status/871179290238308354 Three …

Denial Isn’t Just an Avocado in Egypt

You’ve probably heard of the interview on Australia’s “60 Minutes” featuring an Australian millionaire (apparently, the family-assisted kind and not the self-made kind) admonishing millennials for their avocado toast habits, which are preventing them from becoming home-owners. If you just read that sentence, this sounds like the tone-deaf spewing of an out-of-touch elitist. And if …

Minimalist Dreams, Pack Rat Tendencies

I really want to be a minimalist. Maybe. My first hurdle to minimalism is, I’m too frenetic to sit down and study up on what minimalism really means and how to achieve it. So maybe I don’t even really want to be a minimalist in the purest sense of the word. But I know I …

Music

I'm up waaaaay too late on a Saturday, trying not to think about how I'm going to have to A+ parent in about 5.5 hours. I'm hanging out on the couch in my PJs, with my dog, where I've been since 10 pm when my husband went to sleep. After watching three Law and Order: …

Frugality and Privilege

I plan to write a lot about frugal living, and after reading a great piece at This Tiny Blue House, I feel inspired, maybe obligated. to write a sort of disclaimer to attach to my frugality posts in perpetuity. I think many people are kind of tired of hearing about privilege (probably mostly people in …