Our beast that we drive (12passenger van) is the only vehicle that we own and its paid for. Anyway...the a/c has crapped out, its leaking steering wheel fluid (not too bad), the gas gauge is a little off, sometimes the "service engine soon" light will appear (computer glitch) and the paint has...

Do you? Are you sure? As most members of Frugal Village know, buying a new car is well, not frugal. But, just in case you are on the fence maybe you should read this article. Is Buying A New Car Worth It? I'm sending this to everyone I know. :D

Okay, I confess - this Christmas, I have yet to put up the Christmas tree....anyone else procrastinating this year??

In nevada even!! Our temp was 2.2 this morning! And seems our pipes are the only ones around for a distnace that have not frozen through these temps!! Could it be the kid's leaking toilet that kept them from freezing?... or maybe its the fact that we have a heat lamp in our pump house?...or...

Bugs Bunny that is.. :furious::pdoff: Those furry little varmints mowed down the beets last night. Nothing but nubs left. And the doves just love dusting themselves in the fine loose soil in the strawberries and second planting of carrots. And the plastic bags fluttering in the wind did...

Anither Doctor bill came in today. I keep on making payments and more keep on coming in!:beat: This one is $101.00:surprise: I HAVE GOT to stop checking the mail--it is the only ANSWER!:blind:LOL sigh..where is my budget--oh yeah there it is, that ball of flame--POOF!:surprise:

My printer died... guess I'll have to get a new one soon.. I won't be able to print any coupons for a few days. Think I'll look on freecycle or CL free first.

I'm so steamed. We are having to buy a new fridge. Ours is going down fast and it is either poison my kids with spoiled food, or get a new fridge. Normally I would search the want ads, but hubby wants to buy a new one to avoid someone else's problem. We have a very set budget of 400.00. We...

Well I called the city (again) about this fence the neighbors want to put up. Their is no survey filed with the city. The neighbors have not filed for a permit to put up this fence either. The person who cut down our tree is a brother n law to one of the neighbors. They did come and talk...

2000 posts & didn't even realize it :lol: I've been watching it since about 1,922 but it went up so slowly...snuck right up on me :toothy:

Welcome to the 2006 January Emergency Fund Challenge! And who better to host such an important month then the practical, wise, thrifty, some say crotchy . . . Grandma Walton! So let's go back to simpler times and values where we stretched every dollar and used up every scrap (remember...

My husband and I agreed to get one of our cats fixed each month (3 females to do) so that we would not have anymore kittens. Gracie, the one that is due to go in first because she is forever trying to get out and get with the male cats, got out 3 times this week! If she is pregnant, they will...