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Taking advantage… of everything

Taking advantage, living on less, exhausting resources

CF / April 21st, 2011 / 2 Comments

Living well on less often means taking advantage of situations to the best of your ability. I don’t mean being greedy or doing illegal things, but I do mean taking and using what’s available to you each and every time. Getting free food For example, the office where I work is adminstered by a property management company. Every day or so, the secretary will put out cookies and sometimes...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality, Philosophy Tagged with: benefits, coupons, free samples, saving

First yard sale of the year

First yard sale, yard sale, thrifty, thrift shop, discounts, great deals

CF / April 12th, 2011 / No Comments

I’m a big fan of yard sales. I’ve picked up a lot of stuff for next to nothing and even more stuff for absolutely nothing. Brian and I went to the first sale of the year (that we knew about) this morning and. Walked away with a free deep frying “spider” skimmer. (PS – I had to look up what they were called. If you didn’t know either, check it out.) Its awesome because I like to make...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: free, garage sale, yard sale

Spring cleaning and the abundance of waste

Spring cleaning, alley, gold in the alley, trash in the alley, used stuff in the alley

CF / March 28th, 2011 / No Comments

It’s spring cleaning time and I’m not too embarrassed to admit it – I’ve found a lot of cool stuff in the alley. Once, my ex and I found an IKEA coffee table in perfect condition, complete with all the screws and hardware in a Ziploc bag. We dragged it home and replaced our hand-me-down from the 60s. I’ve also found a cute side table , speaker stands, plant pots, kitchen items and boxes...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: free, spring cleaning

Free and fun entertainment

Brian / March 11th, 2011 / No Comments

I used to think that to go out and socialize, I needed to spend money. I often found myself spending money in excess of what I had budgeted just because my friends were doing so. I didn’t want to seem like I was putting a damper on the evening. Recently, I read an article from Krystal at Moneyville that I really connected with. Krystal identifies this ‘peer pressure spending’...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality, Money Tagged with: cheap date ideas, free activities, free comedy shows, Fresh Air Cinema, Jazz Festival, peer pressure, Vancouver Art Gallery