We’ve all heard it. Maybe you’ve even been called it. The F Word. Frugal. I’d like to think that there is a difference between frugal and cheap. However, popular nomenclature seems to want to treat these two words as synonyms. Case in point? This lovely open letter written by Giuliana Rancic’s husband to her.* The letter … [Read more…]
How did I get beach ready this summer? I quit the gym. After working out at a bargain-chain fitness center for a few years, I started experimenting with at-home fitness about a year ago. I checked out Pilates and yoga DVDs from my local library, started following a few fitness blogs, and bookmarked some YouTube … [Read more…]
About She Picks Up Pennies Hi! Thanks for stopping by She Picks Up Pennies. I hope you’ll stay a while and come back often. In this little slice of cyberspace, you’ll find details of one person’s journey to live a little more purposefully, a little more deliberately, and a little more frugally one cent at … [Read more…]