Here's a frugal intertwined with a not so frugal: during the summer, our pottery teacher sells beautiful bouquets from her cutting garden. I indulge myself weekly, because I absolutely cannot resist a gorgeous bouquet arranged by someone with a degree in fine arts for $15! The bouquets last over a week, so I feel like it's money well spent, but certainly an indulgence. Anyway, I wanted to buy flowers for a special person's birthday. I reached out to our teacher, and arranged to pick up an especially nice bouquet from her home for $20. That's less that I would have paid for even a grocery store arrangement, and it was quite spectacular. The recipient was delighted!