- Geoff and I were discussing recently the fact that we canceled cable. This came up because some friends of ours are downgrading their cable. It dawned on me that it's not so much that we can't afford cable (after all, we lived with it while I was unemployed) but more that we choose to spend our money on other things, like a gym membership.
- We recently decided to cancel our Weight Watchers membership and join My Fitness Pal instead {side note, if you're on there friend me! I'm library_fiend} Neither of us were seeing the results we wanted from Weight Watchers and figured we should try something new and free. If we don't like it, we will go back to Weight Watchers most likely, since I know that works.
- I recently sanded down and refinished a table I got from Freecycle and am planning on attempting to sell it on Craigslist.
- In order to sand said table, we had to buy a small sander from Craigslist. We managed to get a $50 sander that was brand new for $20! I was very excited about this because I look forward to getting more things from Craigslist or Freecycle, refurbishing them and selling them again.
- Last week I sold some books at Half Price Books and made $11.50. This money will sit in my drawer as I add more from Craigslist and eBay sales, until I have enough to make a decent payment on our credit card.
What are you doing that's frugal? Do you get as much of a thrill out of it as I do or am I weird?





I'm a 27 year old, newly married, newly living in Washington, librarian trying to find a job in a library. Meanwhile I'm working as a office assistant while I figure out how to live my new life as a wife.
Geoff, my wonderful, caring husband works with computers and, in his free time, plays with video games, lounges on the couch and cooks with sourdough.
Clarabelle and Hermione are our babies! Hermione, who came to Megg as a kitten, loves playing with fur mice and bottle caps. Clarabelle's hobbies include sleeping, lying in the sun and playing with straws. 
Geoff and Megg met through a mutual friend and spent 4 years dating long distance. They were finally able to live in the same zipcode after what seemed like forever when they got married on January 2, 2010! Soon after they bought a house and have been enjoying the Pacific Northwest together while being both newlyweds and new homeowners!