by Marlene Alexander | Frugality, Savings
“Keep that door shut! I’m not heating the outside!” I can’t tell you how many times my two brothers and I heard those words from our mother as we were growing up during cold Ontario winters. We needed constant reminding because kids don’t really get it until they...
by Marlene Alexander | Frugality
In our society it often seems that consumerism has been raised to the level of an Olympic sport. We seem to be in competition with each other to see who can fill their homes with the most stuff. Consequently, most of us have much more than we could ever use, need or...
by Marlene Alexander | Frugality, Savings
We’re a society of consumers. Often we buy on impulse and we eventually end up with a houseful of stuff we no longer need or want. That means we’ve wasted our money. If you decide you really do need something, what if you could get it for very little or no money? Here...
by Marlene Alexander | Frugality, Savings
Heaven knows we’re a nation of consumers and that means we also throw out a lot of stuff. However, with a bit of re-thinking, we can repurpose some of what we consider trash and in the process save money and pat ourselves on the back for being...
by Marlene Alexander | General Finance, Savings
When we grocery shop, we toss household cleaning products into the cart without even thinking about it. We need them to keep our homes clean and sanitary, right? Every time we turn on the TV we are inundated with commercials touting one new product or another, but are...
by Marlene Alexander | Savings
Many of our grandparents lived through the tough times of the Great Depression and WWII rationing and it taught them frugal habits. They never forgot how to live within their means and to “make do” with what they had. Back then, it was just common...