TinyDancer

Up until now, I haven't been much of a grocery shopper. There are several reasons for this. One being I don't cook. Actually make that past tense...I didn't cook. I'm learning. Another reason is that I live next to a very small mom & pop grocery store that is EXTREMELY expensive and doesn't stock many items. The nearest chain grocery store is 10 blocks away. This is inconvenient if you don't own a car (which I don't).

This morning I hoofed it 10 blocks to the big grocery store. ...

WAAAAHHHHH!!!! That's me having a temper tantrum. I'm on the floor, kicking and screaming and crying. Did I mention that I'm a 32 year old professional woman? Pathetic, I know.

I'm trying to allocate my income for the month of October and it sucks. I knew that I was going to have to cut back in some areas and redirect that money to other areas, I just didn't realize I'd have to actually change the way I've been living. I've always had a budget. I've always allocated money for my ...

I am new to this whole frugal living concept, so I highly doubt that anyone will find anything especially helpful here. What you might find are humorous stories about a City Girl trying to figure out how to live a frugal lifestyle.

To give you some background, I live in Chicago where the cost of living is pretty high. I have a good job and make a decent living. My lifestyle is quite comfortable, but I have recently realized that if I didn't change my ways, I wouldn't achieve my dreams. ...