May 27, 2016
How To Move With A Baby (Without Losing Your Stuff Or Your Sanity)
We are officially moved into our Vermont homestead at long last! I’m immensely delighted (super delighted? supremely delighted?) to write this from our porch, gazing out on our apple trees–which are just beginning to blossom–listening to the distant sounds of a hooting owl, running streams, and Frugal Hound chasing squirrels in her sleep (some things never…
May 16, 2016
Why I Haven’t Purchased Any Clothes in 2.5 years (and counting)
Amid all the massive life changes Mr. Frugalwoods and I have going on right now–from moving to our Vermont homestead to buying two cars to becoming first-time parents–I want to pause today and reflect on something that has continued on in the background for the past 2 years and 5 months. I’m speaking, of course, about my clothes-buying ban! In…
May 12, 2016
Our Frugal Solution To The All-Wheel Drive Conundrum
I knew this day would come, though I dreaded it for years. Because we’ve been together a long time. We’ve charted many an adventure together. And now, our chapter has come to a close. I’m speaking, of course, about my beloved Frugalwoods-mobile, the 1996 Honda Odyssey minivan that Mr. Frugalwoods and I proudly drove. It’s…
May 5, 2016
Packing Tape And Other April 2016 Expenditures
In April, we geared up for the ultimate move (and hopefully our last move for quite some time… I am not packing’s #1 fan) to our Vermont homestead, which inflated our expenses quite a bit. Although we’re now a family of three humans and one hound, most of our new expenses this year are related to the acquisition…