I must admit that I am not your regular frugal person. I don’t really believe in cheap. For me, I take the definition of frugal from the now deceased Jeff Smith, aka The Frugal Gourmet. His definition is: The term frugal does not neccessarily mean “cheap“. It means that you use everything and are careful with your time [...]
Friday is tip day, here at The Lean Times. Today’s topic is how to make money with eBay. Last week, the tip topic was Clever Shopping on eBay, so with eBay you can save and earn money. There are lots of people that use their brilliant taste to hunt down vintage items at charity shops, [...]
I thought I was on the right road to financial independence when the rug was pulled out from under me. OK, I am being a bit over dramatic, the rug was not really pulled out, I just tripped a bit. You know the kind of trip that you don’t fall but your heart skips a [...]
Times are tough at the moment. Well they have been tough for a while and unfortunately the situation does not look much rosier in the near future. I am working very hard on staying on target and only spending what I have budgeted for. So the last thing I need is a bunch of “deals” in my [...]
Friday is tip day, here at The Lean Times, today’s topic is how to save money with eBay. 1. Many of the items on eBay are new. They may be from stores liquidating or just having overstock. 2. Know your prices in store then check eBay before buying anything. I use eBay for items like [...]
The Lean Times proudly presents a guest post by Milo. Hello, my name is Milo and I live with Miss Viviana, her beloved and my mate, Vegas. Vegas is another cat but is a bit old so not up with this blogging technology which is why I am writing the guest post. Our flat turned [...]
Moving house is one of the most stressful things that comes up in life, but unfortunately unless you want to stay in your college dorm room, it comes up every so often. There are ways to make the process a bit neater and save money in the process. Organization is key in the entire process [...]
There are two times in the year when life gets a bit more challenging for the frugal woman; when the fashion circus comes to town. It is difficult to avoid fashion when the shows are covered in all the papers. Everyday more beautiful things to look at, it is a kind of torture for women that [...]
I am sorry this post is a bit late but I am in New York to surprise my mother for her 75th birthday. I could not write about it before as that would have let the cat out of the bag. I had a lot of mixed feelings about this trip, all financial. I knew [...]
Ages ago, I wrote the post eBay I Love you! and would you believe, the love is still going strong. Most people think about eBay when they are looking for something special, like a specific antique plate that you need to replace or something second hand that you don’t want to pay full price. I [...]
So we have all gotten on the frugal wagon – we menu plan, stick to the list when shopping and stopped buying drinks for everyone at the pub but we still are moving forward slower than we like. The next step is obviously to make more money. No matter how you endeavour to increase your [...]
I live pretty much on my own and I like living with a couple of cats and a fiancé that pops in and out. I enjoy having my own space but am not thrilled at paying extra for privilege. When you are a Lean Singleton living on your own, you have to know how and [...]