A few months ago I read another frugal blog (frugalbabe.com) about a website called Zenni Optical, which features perscription glasses at prices starting at $8USD. Since I wear glasses and have a tendency of really scratching or losing them, the prices there intrigued me. It took me until last week to actually take the time [...]
For the past few years my wife and I have pretty much only gone to the movies on cheap night. That is, a night where the price of seeing a movie is 1/2 off. Thankfully there are 3 theaters in our city that provide a cheap night, which is a Tuesday here. We’ve done this [...]
After taking a month or so off the blogging world, I’m now back! I’ve started a new *temporary* job that doesn’t give me access to a computer during the day, so during this initial adjustment period I decided not to take time blogging. But the bug bit me and I’m back with some new ideas [...]
My wife and I just got our tax return back from the accountant, and were a bit disappointed on the amount we’re getting back. Pretty much all of it has to go towards a water pipe upgrade happening this spring, so we won’t have extra to spend/invest.
This makes me think we should be putting more [...]
For unique people who want to make their wall decor stand out but don’t want to spend a ton at high end art stores, the solution is simple: go local. In most communities there are a large number of artists who are trying to get their art out into the world. You can find them [...]
One of my important frugal tips that I try to live by is to grow as much of your own food as possible. A $1.50 bag of seeds can generate enough tomatoes for a summer and some canning afterward. This works great when you have a garden space, either in your backyard or a local [...]
Aaron is an entrepreneur, businessman and artist based in London, Ontario. Over the past few years, his passion of living frugally and saving money has brought him many ideas and has become the basis of this blog.
