Frugalistas Unite!

My time has come! I can no longer be labeled the cheapest woman alive..... (yes, it's true, so cheap I had buyer's remorse after I went through a toll booth). In these economic times it's morphed into good "financial planning". I'm not a curmudgeonous penny pincher anymore , I'm "frugal". Frugal is in, it's hip, it's conscientious, it's so 2009! Dad, great news, you're not a cheapster anymore either, you're a role model. No Netflix for him, no siree, it's Bonanza re-runs. Finally it doesn't look crazy when he makes his own lemonade with the free water and lemons at Panera! Wow,my dad is happening! I recommend you watch him and learn.

"Frugalistas" are the new"fashionistas". It's the hipster term for those who refuse to sacrifice style and not spend $$$ . The girls are trading clothes just like in high school. I wish I had my old Villager outfits to swap. Whoa baby, being cheap, I mean frugal, is cool! Clothing swap events are popping up everywhere. Unfortunately my "everything must go" closet sale has made it hard for me to join in so I'm sad because I love parties. I wonder if anyone would trade something in size 4 for my mink coat with one arm ? Yipee I want to be part of the fun.

I don't believe saving grocery money by growing my own food is in the immediate future. My luck with plant life would beg I'd starve to death before my first tomato appeared.