I don't know if this is frugal or not, but a friend called me today. She said "I just got this great top and it doesn't fit me, but it would be perfect for you!" I replied, "girl, just take the top back...why are you buying things that don't fit you and then giving them away?" She replied, "I got it at the second-hand store, and I never try things on there because the 'dressing room' [a corner with a blanket as a 'drape'] is awful, and I can't take anything back!" So I will be the recipient of someone else's generosity, caused by a failed attempt at frugality. Second-hand frugality = free blouse as bonus gift!

By the way...DH made french fries in the slow cooker/deep fryer and they were amazing, and right now I can smell the stew cooking--beef, carrots, potatoes, onions, water and onion soup mix. YUM! So happy to have this machine!