Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Being frugal is also about spending your time wisely.
One of the best ways to maximize the value of things in your home is to repurpose them. This is especially true for children’s clothes, toys, and furniture. You can buy these things one day […]
New uses for old things: the repurposing process Read More »
If woodworking intimidates you, keep in mind these two things: 1) You don’t need a big collection of power tools to work with wood. 2) You don’t need to achieve a certain skill level to
5 simple and inexpensive wood projects Read More »
Besides obsessing over how to make the juiciest turkey possible, one of my Thanksgiving traditions is to write a letter to my friend Stan, whom I met during my days as a newspaper editor. He’s
Try a new tradition: Write a letter every month Read More »
“The Social Dilemma,” a relatively new documentary on Netflix, deserves the praise it’s been receiving and not just because it contains an important warning about how social media is undermining America’s social fabric and political
‘Social Dilemma’ pulls the curtain back on social media Read More »
Thanksgiving has arrived in the middle of a pandemic that one way or another has turned our world upside down. It has caused no shortage of disruptions and problems but mostly profound grief for so
5 good things to come out of the pandemic Read More »
Pounding things is what some kids do best during play time. So, when I heard a story recently about a dad who gave his son a hammer and log with a bunch of nails sticking
10 ‘regular things’ that kids will make into toys Read More »
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if homes had switches at the entrance of every room to allow you to turn on the lights all at once? It would sure beat having to pull out a smartphone
The thing about the internet of things: It’s overrated Read More »
As a flip-phone user since 2012 (and before that having no cell phone), I reacted with some bemusement when the company Vitaminwater held a contest in 2019 promising $100,000 to one lucky person to give
Giving up your smartphone comes with big rewards Read More »
Around our house, “Star Wars” has carved out a niche, to put it mildly. We have “Star War” bed sheets, T-shirts, calendars, figurines, Lego kits, books and the movies. My favorites, however, are some wooden
The force is strong with wooden homemade toys Read More »
Many blogs about frugality focus on saving you money, and that’s important, especially during these uncertain times. So is maximizing value. At Frugalmatic, I’ll be discussing how to squeeze every ounce of value from everyday purchases and activities. Here’s the key to maximizing value: You must tap a product’s indirect benefits.
Frugalmatic is all about maximizing value Read More »
