Author: cheaplify

1. I got a $3 Starbucks drink On my way to do some fun money spending (I promise a report!), I decided to splurge a little and buy a coffee instead of bringing one from home. But this ended up not being much of a splurge because when I opened the app, I found a […]

I am not turning comments on for this post because I am going to work today, and I most certainly do not have time to host a debate. I will be taking care of patients, which is what VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti should be doing today, too. Unfortunately, he is dead. As a rule, […]

What I Spent Completely unimportant, but please note my Snoopy badge holder AND my Snoopy puffer coat badge pin. I spent: $13 at Safeway $11 on subs So, a mere $24. What We Ate Saturday I came home from work, made a bowl of oatmeal, showered, and went to bed. Sunday This was the night […]

This week, I am thankful: that I like all of my days I didn’t have a hospital shift on Monday, and I texted a friend to say, “Ohh, I love my days off.” Then a moment later, I followed it with, “But actually, I also love my work days. Maybe I just love…days!” laundry piles […]

I don’t know if algorithm is the right word…I also considered “decision tree” or “rubric”. Bear with me, and I’ll explain. In a recent miscellany post, I mentioned that as long as something meets my nutritional goals and is reasonably affordable, I’ll buy it. And that got me thinking about how we probably all have […]

See further below for the odd little tool I sold! 1. I got a free Firehouse sub Sunday was my fifth day in a row of being at the hospital (one day was just a five hour education day though!), and while I’d managed to avoid buying all of my meals up to that point, […]

What I Spent I spent: $7.50 at Safeway for a rotisserie chicken $35 on a Hungry Harvest box $11 at Giant $77 at Aldi That makes $130.50 for me this week. And my fridge is a little full right now, which means I’m gonna have to be on top of my game this week if […]

(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 […]