Occasionally here at Frugal Upstate I branch off slightly from my main topic of frugality and discuss organization. It’s a natural progression. To be organized saves you time and money. And much of organization is just planning, which is free. Now to me “getting organized” is sort of a fun project! Especially if it involves… Keep Reading
Organization-Making Attractive and Frugal Curtains and Storage Boxes
Hi, my name is Jenn, and I’m a packrat. (all together now- “Hi Jenn”) Seriously though, I have stuff. Lots of stuff. And some of it is actually stuff that I need. So where do you put all the stuff? We are unusually blessed because although our house was built in 1890, it is very… Keep Reading
Starting Frugality-Saving on Food Part II-Price Books, Sales and Coupons
We all know that eating at home can save you money! Even if you buy expensive ingredients and cook gourmet meals, in most cases you will save money over eating the exact same meal at a restaurant. But what frugalite worth their salt would want to purchase expensive ingredients (save for a very special occasion)?… Keep Reading
Organizing-Dealing with Plastic Baggies
Yes, I’m one of THOSE frugal types. The ones who wash and reuse their zippered baggies! For the longest time I used to throw the washed and dried baggies into a big bag and put them in a drawer. But that was unwieldy. I would have trouble opening and closing the drawer, I had to… Keep Reading
Organizing-Keeping a Calendar part II
Yesterday I laid out the reasons keeping a calendar is important to both organization and frugality. I also gave some examples of the different systems that I have used over the years. Today I am going to show the specifics of how I organize my calendar, and then cover some other calendar tips and some… Keep Reading
Organizing-Keeping a Calendar
I know, you may be thinking “What does keeping a calendar have to do with being organized. And just how is Jenn going to tie that into frugality?” Well, knowing what you have to do when is the very essence of organizing your time-and time, although free, is one of those things you can’t buy… Keep Reading
Organizing-Divide and Conquer Part 2
I’m a visual learner-and I know many of you out there are too. So to illustrate the organization concept of “divide and conquer“, here are some more photos from around my house: Here you can see (top left to righ) my coffee flavorings (I’ve had those for a couple of years, but they don’t go… Keep Reading
Organizing-Divide and Conquer
Once when I was reading about organization (sorry, I don’t remember where) the author wrote “Your silverware drawer always stays organized, because each item has a specific place that it goes”. Yes, this is my silverware drawer.I know that there is stuff outsidethe organizers, but I’ve further containerizedsome of it in baggies-you can see my… Keep Reading
Organizing Your Computer Files
Many times organizing requires buying, re purposing or creating something to help with your storage dilemma. I had intended to tackle one of those sort of projects today-namely my bathroom vanity drawers. However, being sick this last week really drained me, and the project didn’t get done. Thus no pictures, thus a delay in seeing… Keep Reading
Organization
Ah yes, one of my ever present struggles. . . I know that one of the best ways to be frugal is to use what you have. Occasionally I have trouble finding what I know I have, or-much more frequently- forget about the things that I’ve already bought. Like the box of buffalo chicken mix… Keep Reading
