Frugal does not mean frumpy. One way to get free or discounted hair, spa and beauty treatments is at a local beauty school. In the south San Francisco Bay area we have a few beauty schools. The one I like to go to the most is a high-end school that opened February, 2008 in Santa [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )By shopping at salvage grocery stores, you can feed a family of four for as little as $3 a day per person. A salvage grocery store is a store that usually sells all the groceries returned by a supermarket to their warehouse. Why were they returned? Sometimes due to a case getting dropped or punctured [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I have tried using YouTube and last.fm to make a favorite song playlist i could listen to while I was working on my laptop - music to blog by. My musical taste is broad and eclectic and reflected in my playlist of old and new songs, but I do think my favorite music decade is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Target is sponsoring free entry to select museums and activities on certain days in Arizona, California, Colorado, D.C., Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington
Check the Target website for all the latest and up to date information and sponsored events, activities and locations.
Desert Botanical Garden, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Save the date!
Smithsonian is sponsoring a FREE museum day on Saturday, September 26, 2009.
How?
Present the Museum Day admission card and enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to hundreds of museums and cultural venues nationwide. The admission card is available in the September 2009 issue of Smithsonian magazine or downloadable via [...]
The town in which I live has a large outdoor concert venue. I’m lucky, because every year, they have Independence Day fireworks, which are probably the best and biggest display in the entire bay area. This year, Radio Disney Presents The 23rd Annual 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR with The San Francisco Symphony, which will [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )When I need bread, Bob’s Red Mill products, and certain other baked goods, I go to the Entenmanns-Orowheat outlet. They have a great selection of both fresh and day old discounted products usually priced at about half of what you would pay at the local grocery stores. They sell everything from hamburger buns, rolls, english [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wondering what to do this weekend? If you like live entertainment but settle for a movie or DVD more often than you’d like, you might be interested in joining Goldstar. They have fun ideas, half-price tickets, member reviews, and everything you need for great nights out in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Las [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )How would you like to hear old school R&B, experimental jazz, latin beats or any number of amazing musicians perform live in concert for FREE? Volunteering is a great way to have fun, attend an event you are interested in and get free admission. Some events and associations have formal volunteer programs, some you just [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )My Dad swears by his recipe for homemade Windex (for cleaning glass, windows, mirrors, counter tops, etc.) and he suggested I post it on here. As far as cleaners go, it’s not exactly “green” like vinegar or baking soda concoctions, but it does work really well and is very cost effective.
Ed’s Recipe for Homemade Windex [...]
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