Author: cheaplify

(see the last item on this list for the “four years” reference!) This week, I am thankful: to still be healthy It’s a rough winter out there, and the patient volume at my hospital reflects that. Luckily, I have not gone down yet, but of course, it’s still early. We have another couple of months […]

Yesterday was an unremarkable day for me, but unremarkable days are usually filled with little bits of frugality. So, I thought I’d make a list, especially since I didn’t set out to make yesterday a big money-saving day. When I got up, I hopped onto my eBay account to accept an offer on a discounted […]

1. I used my Figs shipping bag as a trash bag This one is honestly more resourceful and waste-reducing than frugal, but I’m including it anyway! I had ordered a set of navy blue Figs scrubs several months ago, and they came in a pretty big shipping bag. I came across the bag the other […]

I had a day off yesterday soooo, I tweaked a few things. I think you should be able to see the “previous post” and “next post” navigation links at the bottom of each post now. Also, I added an archives drop-down menu in the middle of the homepage and one in the footer at the […]

What I Spent First…I am taking notes about issues you guys are noticing with the new design; I promise I will work on those once I finish this set of work shifts. 🙂 I appreciate your patience! And if I can’t fix this stuff, I will just hire someone who can. Not the techiest of […]

This week, I am thankful: that I have work scissors again! Yay! My new pair arrived to replace the ones I lost: Watch out, potassium bags, nicotine patch packages, and colostomy baseplates! I’m armed and ready. 😉 for time to rest and reset I’m going back to work today, but boyyyy, do I feel better […]

This is exciting! We haven’t had a Meet a Reader submission in quite some time, so when Kate sent me hers this week, I said, “Oh yay!” Here’s Kate: 1. Tell us a little about yourself I’m Kate, 44, I live in Upstate New York with my dog. I’ll have another dog, but I’ll never […]

1. I put my ripe avocados in the fridge You know how avocados are perfectly ripe for about 33 minutes before they go bad? Well, I had a bunch from my Hungry Harvest box, and I managed to notice that mine were all at the perfect ripeness stage simultaneously. So, I stashed them in the […]

The other day, a reader left this comment: One of the challenges of shift work, especially shift work with no regularity, is eating well and frugally. I’ve always found this difficult and no doubt many people struggle with this. So often I would swing from exhausted to rested….it got tricky to plan ahead. I’d be […]

The other day, a reader left this comment: One of the challenges of shift work, especially shift work with no regularity, is eating well and frugally. I’ve always found this difficult and no doubt many people struggle with this. So often I would swing from exhausted to rested….it got tricky to plan ahead. I’d be […]