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Homemade Halloween Costumes

Photo by Valeria Boltneva on Pexels.com Hello readers, the time is soon approaching for one of my favorite holidays of the year. In this post we’re going to talk about homemade costumes. My mom thought homemade costumes showed caring, effort and creativity. So, I’ve had quite a few throught the years. Unfortunately, I no longer have photos, but I will be including a couple of links from…

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Frugal Fall Fun

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Hello Readers, we happened to be in the middle of my favorite month of the year. The leaves are crisp and so is the air. There’s beautiful foliage everywhere. I love fall sports (see previous post on football) and for me because I was a teacher it was fall that promised new students and new beginnings not spring. So, I try to take a little of the day each month to…

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Dollar Tree craft supplies

Dollar Tree craft supplies

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com So, let me start this blog off by saying I recently introduced to a rather unfrugal hobby. That is card making and more specifically a Cricut. A Cricut is a die cutting machine that hooks up to your computer and can cut paper, card stock, vinyl, heat transfer vinyl (iron-on) and fabric. It can also draw and cut stickers. I have used it so far pretty much…

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Armchair athlete

Photo by Tembela Bohle on Pexels.com Hello Readers, First off, I want to apologize for being remiss the last couple of weeks. There’s been a lot going on in funkytown behind the scenes. but it’s autumn now my favorite three months in this order are October September, November. I love autumn for a myriad of reasons but one of the biggest reasons is football! So today we’re going to discuss a…

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All About Me

Hello Readers, Sorry this post is so late. I’ve had a lot going on, so I thought I’d give a quick update about me and what I’ve been going through the Ugly, the bad and the good. In that order. Ok let’s jump right in! The Ugly, I still see flashes of the car wreck, when I am trying to sleep when I go out. subsequently, I am still terrified to go out in a car. I did manage a short trip to…

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Cirkul: adding more water to my diet

Cirkul: adding more water to my diet

Hello Readers, I know last week I promised another hobby blog but I am not quite ready to post that one out So, today I am going to talk about my attempt increasing my fluid intake. As most of you know, I am on a weight loss plan with medical weight loss. One of the most important parts of losing weight is water intake. I hate water and don’t really get thirsty in general. I was drinking about…

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Animal Crossing

Ok so I know this is supposed to be a blog about frugality but it’s also a blog about how I handle the stress of day-to-day life with bipolar and schizophrenia. So, this week and next week I’ll be covering non-frugal hobbies that really help me stay distracted and engaged. The first is a video game called Animal Crossing New Horizons. In the interest of cost, the game consul is about 159.99 for…

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My 125-dollar grocery shop.

My 125-dollar grocery shop.

Hello readers, I am posting a late Friday edition because Yesterday I had a tooth extracted and was in a lot of pain. Today we’re going to talk about my grocery shop with tons of meat and cheese for !25-dollars. The main sale was buy 3 items on the list and save 2-dollars off each item. This is very confusing because normally there are sales where you buy x number of items say 5 and get a…

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Birthday Celebrations!!

Photo by Ylanite Koppens on Pexels.com Sorry I didn’t post last week that car wreck is really messing with my mind. but none or that today because today is my Brithday! At home, my wife and my helper made me a strawberry funfetti cake with strawberry icing in the shape of a teddy bear! How preciuos is that? We ordered in Subway and kel’s gift to me besides the cake was to walk shep all three…

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T.V. and Movies

Photo by Lisa on Pexels.com Many people watch television and movies so often that it’s considered a daily habit rather than hobby or pastime. Let me say this, if you are paying for cable, you’re paying too much! Now a days streaming is where it’s at but questions like what to stream where can be tricky to figure out so we’re going to discuss a few big names and then I’ll list some free…

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Sticker by Number

Today’s hobby sticker by number. It’ s fun, easy and the investment is not that big. Stickery by number is exactly what it sounds like. You get a bunch of stickers arranged randomly and a picture with numbers on it. Each book is around $7-14 and there are usually at least 30 in a book. The brand I recommend is Brain…

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Thrift Store Hunting

Photo by Max Rottersman on Pexels.com Hello Readers, we’re back to our series on hobbies. Here is a hobby I hadn’t thought of until I spoke with a friend of mine. She gave me all the ins and outs so here’s what she had to say. “Goodwill as a hobby is a treasure hunt. You never know what you are going to get. I got a $200 keyboard for $5 at Goodwill. A lot of times we got there first if we need…

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The Crash

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com *** Note not actual picture from accident I know we were supposed to talk about frugal hobbies. However, I was in a car accident on Friday, and I want to talk about the care I got in the emergency room. For legal purposes, I will not describe the accident other than to say I was a passenger in the front seat. After the impact, my first instinct was to get out of…

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Coloring In

Coloring In

Starting this week, I am going to start a series on inexpensive hobbies. I will be highlighting some of my own hobbies, as well as getting information from other sources for hobbies that may be fun and affordable. This week I am starting with one of my favorite cheap and easy hobbies, coloring in. Initial investment is very low and depending on what/how you color the variety is wide. Inital…

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At the Library

Photo by mentatdgt on Pexels.com The library is your friend! I was on my way to the library with one of my helpers and she said she’d lived here for seven years. It made me sad for her missing out on all of these free opportunities. So, I thought how many people are missing out? I decided to do a brief overview and what they have to offer. books -this seems obvious but there are several ways of…

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Motivation Station: Part Three

Motivation Station: Part Three

Photo by Tirachard Kumtanom on Pexels.com After some much-needed background information from the last couple of posts, I am ready to reveal my personal plan. As I said in post 1, for me it all starts with the Law of Attraction Planner. https://freedommastery.com/collections/law-of-attraction-planners This, ladies and gents, is where the magic happens. This first section details your plan.…

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Motivation Station (part 2)

Motivation Station (part 2)

Photo by Luke Webb on Pexels.com HI all, today we’re going to talk about how i stay motivated and we’re going to use the model of the stages of change to go through my weight loss success so far. The stages of change are widely used in psychology, addiction, and everyday life. I used this website: https://medicine.llu.edu/academics/resources/stages-change-model Phase 1 precontemplation In…