Archive for the 'Poverty Party' Category

Coffee conundrum

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Tonight Pan and I had a little grocery shopping to do. Out of necessity and frugality we ended up at a “box superstore” (which shall remain nameless…although it is NOT W******t). And what box superstore would not be complete without a small Starbucks corner cafe?
As we passed by I remembered that we had a gift [...]

Inviting Guests to Your Poverty Party

Friday, November 21st, 2008

This past week I read about how bargain shopping, hitting sales, buying off eBay and Craigslist, etc. have become all the rage for the “budget conscious” starlets of Hollywood. After reading the whole article I was literally sick to my stomach as debutantes were talking about their inability to pay for their Range Rovers and [...]

Surprise, surprise, surprise

Monday, November 17th, 2008

In the spirit of frugality (and common sense, I guess) it only makes sense to buy only what you will eat and then eat all that you buy. Not at one sitting, of course. But we all know that grocery shopping when you are hungry makes for impulse buys and sometimes those 2 for $$$ [...]