I just returned from a lunch at Ashland High School cafeteria, rumored to serve the best meal deal in town. After hearing school board members rave about the quality of the food served for the low price of $3.50 ($3.25 for students), I thought I would check it out for myself. Today’s entrée was [...]
There is no better word in the cheapskate’s vocabulary than free. And luckily, there are several legal ways to get free stuff in Ashland if you only know where to look for it. One of the best is Freecycle. This national network has local chapters in both Ashland and Medford that anyone can join [...]
Imagine a week dedicated to being frugal: There would be a day celebrating bank accounts, a day for budgets, a day for sharing with others. All of those days and more used to officially exist in the United States until they were discontinued in 1966. Apparently thrift wasn’t cool after that. Until now. [...]
OK, so that was a trick. President Obama and oatmeal have nothing to do with each other except they both start with “O,” and lots of people like them both. Maybe Obama even eats some oatmeal for breakfast every now and then. If he wanted to be both healthy and frugal, he would. I’m [...]
It almost goes without saying that as a cheapskate, I try to return all my empty cans and bottles and get my 5-cent deposits back. But because I comparison shop and often buy store-brand soda, that presents a problem. Up until now, I had to keep the Albertson’s cans separate from the Safeway cans separate [...]
I wasn’t planning to post today, but this offer lasts only one day and was too good to pass up. Suave is giving away $3 coupons for their hair and bath products to anyone who registers on their Web site today only. Visit the Suavenomics page, fill out a short form, and your coupon for [...]
Although some might cringe at being labeled a cheapskate, I don’t mind at all. I am always looking for a bargain and I hate spending my hard-earned money if I don’t really have to. Webster’s defines cheapskate as a “miserly or stingy person, especially one who tries to avoid a fair share of costs [...]
