11 Fun and Frugal Fall Date Ideas

Written By: Tami

I don't know about you, but fall is probably my favorite season - maybe tied with summer. Both of these seasons make for super fun date nights. A few months ago, I shared 11 fun and affordable summer date ideas, and today I thought I'd share 11 fun and frugal fall date ideas. And a lot of these are free!

5 Outfits That Prove Frugal Shopping Is Awesome

Written By: Deanna

Recently on my blog, I've started a weekly feature called Frugal Fashion Friday where I share an outfit that is cheap. The goal: Under $30, which can be the price of a top at most store in the mall! I won't lie, sometimes I don't quite make it, other times, I'm way over - but that doesn't mean I'm not scoring good deals for awesome outfits. Today, I wanted to share some of them with you.

Shirt: $6

Pants: $9

Shoes: $8

Purse: $4

Necklace: $4

Perfect for a lunch date with friends and family, or a dressed up BBQ during the summer. I'm a huge believer that if you pair anything with pearls; you're on your way to a good outfit!

This came out at $31 for everything you see in the picture. I'd say that's a pretty good deal, even more so when you take into account the fact that some of these items are old. But I gotta admit, I got lucky by finding such cute shoes!

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Flats: $14

Purse: $5

As you can tell, I got a little lucky on this outfit too - I got the shirt for free from someone who was getting rid of bags of clothes. I didn't think it was quite my style, but I decided to keep it still, after all it was a free tank top I could at least wear it to bed, but as it turns out, I adore this shirt!

The shoes were brand new and are super comfy.

The whole outfit came out at a total of $25 and that includes the adorable purse that I am in love with - everyone who seeks it asks me where I managed to snag it! They are always so disappointed when I tell them it was a thrift store find!

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Shirt: $5

Shorts: $3

Purse: $10

Shoes: $14

This shirt and the shoes are from La Chatue, which is a huge love of mine, though I got the shirt, shorts, and purse from a thrift store. The purse is a Vera Wang.

This outfit comes out at about $32 for everything, including the shoes and the purse. Not too bad, eh?

I've got to admit, this is one of my favorite outfits that I own. Perfect for the summer weather, which I have been enjoying as much as I can this year!

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Jacket: $5

Shirt: $3

Jeans: $9

Shoes: $11

For everything in this outfit, I paid a total of $28 and that was over some time. The shirt featured here I've had for almost 3 years. I would say that it's a pretty good deal, wouldn't you?

And can we please just take a second to look at those shoes?

Of course, they're not the brand of shoes we all think of when we see red soles, but they're freakin' adorable and I absolutely love them to death, so that's all that matters when it comes down to it!

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Shirt: $4 at Value Village

Jeans: $10 at Value Village

Shoes: $50

Sunglasses: $5 at Ardens (during a 3 for $15 sale)

Bracelet: $2 on Ebay

So, truth be told I failed this one when it came to my challenge on my own blog. My goal was to create an outfit for under $30. The boots alone are $50. Epic fail, but you know what? These boots are good quality winter/fall boots and are normally $150 - in the long run, I lucked out when I got them for $50, so I'll take that as a victory.

There you have it. My goal is to create affordable outfits that are adorable, so I can prove to people that you don't need to spend a lot. I have new updates (and even info on sales) every week. So, if you'd like to keep updated on that click here. But even if you don't click the link, I'll be bringing On Your Mark more updates on my fashion challenge!

Why Are You Paying For An Anti-Virus?

Written By: Deanna

On the surface that might seem like a silly question, right? I mean, I should know why people pay good money not to have their computers littered with god-knows-what, but I recently did a post on my own blog about how to get free stuff and it got me to thinking about this.

Getting Free Stuff

Written By: Deanna

Confession: I'm a little obsessed with trying to save money. My husband kind of hates it, but he tolerates it pretty well, and even he admits that he loves having more money in the bank, which means he loves saving too. He just won't admit to that.

I think it is safe to say that we all want free stuff, right? So, today I wanted to come at you super quickly with a list of 10 ways you can get free stuff. Sound good? Good! Let's get to it.

Books: We've talked about getting free books before, but let's talk about all the ways you can get free books - without stealing or illegally downloading from authors!

Library

Written By: Deanna

There is no doubt I love saving money. Don't you?

I know for a lot of people, it's important. I know for some people, they need to. Some people live paycheck to paycheck. Others have debt that needs to be paid off, others are scared of having to struggle. Well, today I want to talk about something like that, in an odd way, I've kind of become passionate about.

At the end of April, the Newfoundland and Labrador Library board announced that they would be closing 54 library branches in the next two years after a $1 million cut to their annual budget. These closures will impact 64 workers who will lose their jobs. These workers are mostly women living in rural areas.

Since reading that post, I've read a dozen more. I keep on reading them. A lot of them are political. Don't worry, I'm not going to talk about that! No, I wanted to approach this from another angle.