Food and Drink
Frugal and Fab Oscar Cocktails
The 84th Academy Awards, otherwise known as the Oscars, will be live this Sunday. As you know, the “Oscars reward the previous year’s greatest cinema achievements as determined by some of the world’s most accomplished motion picture artists and professionals” live on television!
Affordable Luxury: Chocolate!
Cherrio! So, the BBC is reporting how chocolate is doing great in the economy and I so have to agree. I’ve have most certainly have a killer sweet tooth done my part to make sure that it’s thriving. For the holidays, some people are getting boxes of Godiva chocolate from me. Chocolate is a great [...]
The Zombie Bag of Spinach: A Frugal Horror Story
Happy Halloween, my Frugalistas(os)! I wrote a Frugalista horror story in honor of Halloween. What’s a Halloween celebration without a good scare? The Zombie Bag of Baby Spinach that Wouldn’t Die by Natalie P. McNeal Once upon a time, in a land far far away, a blogger named Natalie Natasha wanted to save money and [...]
Watch Before Shopping at Whole Foods
If you haven’t used that Living Social deal yet for $20 worth of goods at Whole Foods for $10, please watch this video first! I mean, 1 million people alone bought the deal. It could get real in the Whole Paycheck Foods parking lot! Thank me later! xo, Fruga P.S. Let me know what you [...]
National Coffee Day Deals
Free coffee! Free coffee! Today is National Coffee Day, and plenty of places are serving up a hot cup of Joe for free or on a discount. I don’t really imbibe on the java like that. Have you every been around a coffee drinker who hasn’t had her second cup? Scary stuff. I’m more of [...]
Healthy Food on an Unhealthy Budget
On NPR, I got a call from a guy who said he cooks at home but is gaining weight. I also know a lot of people who say that eating healthy is more expensive. Take a browse around Whole Foods or The Fresh Market and you may not see the same prices as say, oh, [...]
Extreme Makeovers
Hello, my Frugalistas! So I ran across this article about how restaurants like Red Lobster and regular grocery stores are undergoing big time facelifts to stay competitive. In the case of the grocery stores, you may go into one and start thinking you are in Whole Foods with the upgrades. Wi-Fi cafes in the local [...]
Free Cat Food at PETCO
Meow! Go to so many people are leaving their pets behind after eviction. My poor apartment complex has so many stray cats, I can barely walk down my steps without coming across a ball of fur napping in the shade. Poor kitties! I’ll be glad when the market picks up and people are able to [...]
Frugalistas Love Grand Openings
Hello! So one of my friends, Jewel, invited me to hang out with her at a grand opening of a new bridal shop in Boca Raton, last night. She’s a blogger and was going to cover the event. She even offered to scoop me up, which was music to my ears. Why? Grand Openings= Grand [...]
