Tag Archives: shopping

Shop Local Or Not

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Tom Trimbath

How do I spell that sound I make when I settle into a comfy chair days after a feast? Erf? Ugh? Whew? Whew will have to do, but the sound is more like a balloon slightly deflating, but not a … Continue reading →

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5 And 10

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Tom Trimbath

How old do you have to be to remember a 5 and 10-cent store? Just by chance I decided to check on the inflation rate from 1959 to 2025 and found it is almost exactly 1,000%. One thousand percent since … Continue reading →

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Undeferring Deferred Shopping

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

Let’s go shopping! About this time last year, I wrote the post, Undeferring Deferred Maintenance (September 2023). I had a breakthrough, or a breakdown, or whatever but I found a way to launch into some chores that had been deferred … Continue reading →

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Shop Different Shops

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

We silly humans. We set boundaries and us-versus-them distinctions naturally. We remain tribal, despite being ‘civilized.’ Give us a few generations and that might change. There’s something frugal and personal we can do in the meantime that breaks those borders … Continue reading →

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Christmas Movies And Treasure

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Christmas is not supposed to be about money. All that stuff with the money changers and the temple came much later. (Check the Bible for details.) Christmas has become what we’ve decided we want it to be – which means … Continue reading →

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I Miss The Mall

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

I miss the mall. Having said that I wonder if I’ll be shunned in my small town.  But let me finish. I haven’t been to the mall in years, and that was because they have an Apple store and I … Continue reading →

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