Read her blog as she takes the first steps toward a minimalist lifestyle. The Best of Thymes. Looks like she is off on the correct path. Capt. Fritter
Another minimalist in the making…
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Jan 312012
Jan 312012
As I often do when I make a food run to the Publix, I always step on the scales they have set up in front of the store. I was happy to learn this time that rather than screaming in agony, the scales informed me that I had lost all the weight I had put [...]
So, you want a tiny house?…
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Jan 312012
How’s about one that fits in your pocket? Literally. Capt. Fritter
Need help with your inventory at home?…
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Jan 302012
While rooting through the free and discounted apps for Livingwithanipad this morning I came across this interesting little app. It’s an inventory management app for keeping track of your personal belongings at home. You can add in all your stuff along with descriptions, serial numbers, etc. It’s a handy item to have just to keep [...]
Jan 292012
Another week in the books and an expensive one at that. Rent came due this past week bringing the daily average up to a more normal point. Electric also came due at a whopping $13 and change. I added in some minutes on my tracfone to add to the expenses. However, I’m still well under [...]
Fritterisms!…100 and counting…
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Jan 282012
Yup, those snarky sayings, mottos, quotes, and other observations that you see over there on the right has now hit 100. Have you seen them all? Do you want to see the complete list? 1. …. Just kidding of course. It’s more fun making you come back and scroll through all the pages. And just [...]
Jan 282012
So how often has this happened. You’re bored, nothing else to do, so, why not go shopping. “Let’s go to the mall and just look around”. You don’t need anything but you go anyways. And what happens. You buy stuff. “Look, it’s on sale!”. Next thing you’re coming home with a couple bags full of [...]
Jan 272012
If you have been living the happy go lucky carefree life of a minimalist you have probably found that when you leave the warm cozy confines of the Internet and go out amongst the consumers that it’s a dark, cold, and lonely existence out there. Make no mistake about it. Minimalists are in the minority [...]
The $50 a day project…the cost of milk…
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Jan 262012
One thing that living within a set daily budget will do is make you very aware of the price of individual things and how much they may cost you over the course of a year. Take milk for example. I like milk. I drink it just about every day, the non fat variety. I don’t [...]
The $50 a day project…update Jan. 25th…
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Jan 252012
Just a quick midweek update on how things are going. The rent came due yesterday along with a $13.68 electric bill. That put the daily average back up over $48 a day but still within the parameters. I don’t anticipate much else for the rest of the month other than the usual food bill. But [...]