On Easter Sunday I decided to try something different with the Virtual Thrift Club site. I invited the audience to write about strategies they have used that are near and dear to them. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today. A special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I...

Learn about the world, the whole world. Leave a fast moving society. Appreciate your outdoor environment. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today a special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I am your host. I once was a worker rushing about. My day required preparation, transportation...

I have come to the realization that “Black Friday” gets to us all, eventually. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today, a special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I am your host. On 11/23/2012, I decided to avoid, the evening before and early morning mayhem of, Black Friday...

Hello Everyone, This is the latest experiment I have done on trying to place photos on the Virtual Thrift Club Site. What you are looking at is my kitchen counter. I am weighing the advertisements that showed up, in one divided block of paper, in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Last Thanksgiving, I weighed...

Welcome to Thrifty Living Today. A special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I am your host. Why do people line up in advance to attend the Black Friday Sales? We live in Minnesota. It snowed last night. Many people spent the night outside stores they were going...

I pulled the car into a parking space adjacent to the Goodwill/Easter Seals building in West St. Paul, Minnesota. My neighbor had been selected as General Manager for the new Goodwill Store in our small city. She had raved about the Tour she had completed several months ago. Based on her suggestion,...

I have a favorite book on Thrift and Frugal Living. It is The Complete Tightwad Gazette . Written by Amy Dacyczyn and published in the 1990’s, Amy brought to the public a terrific newsletter. Eventually a book was published which contained her thoughts and suggestions. Through her newsletter and this...

All right everyone, let's see what the word School means to you. When my children were little, the word School meant a great deal. All of a sudden, I had to get in gear, check our resources, figure out how the child would get to the site, go through the closets, etc. If you are a mother, School is...

What are you looking for when you choose a restaurant? Let’s face it. When you eat at an eatery you will probably spend more money than if you eat at home. As someone who believes in stretching a dollar, I think it is to your advantage to consider where you will get the best value. Welcome to Thrifty...

Photos above courtesy of the Excelsior Methodist Church I love sales of new and previously used items. These include garage, tag, rummage, and estate sales, swap meets, and anything else that resembles an opportunity to look, think, and purchase a needed item at a lower price. I think of these sales...