Is your closet full of clothes you never wear? You can bet there are a lot of people who have a closet or dressers full of clothes they never wear. I did too, until I started consignment shopping. The first thing I did was go through … [Read more...]
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Frugal Foreigner Cost Comparison: The Cost of Being White
Here are three sets of girl’s Indian bangles (bracelets). The first set was bought by me in Commericial Street, a touristy shopping area in downtown Bangalore. I forgot to bargain and paid the asking price (50 rupees) for them. The second set was … [Read more...]
Frugal Foreigner: Baby Wearing
If you're new to my Frugal Foreigner posts, read all about what we're doing in India here! You can read all previous posts in the series here. Look at these two photos and guess which of these Indians is more likely to be holding my … [Read more...]
Frugal Foreigner Gets Around: Transportation in Bangalore
If you're new to my Frugal Foreigner posts, read all about it here! You can read all previous posts in the series here. This may be a good time to point out that if you'd ever like to enlarge a picture on the Mommysavers blog, just click on … [Read more...]
Frugal Foreigner From Scratch: Homemade Tortillas
As you can imagine, living away from home there are many American food items that we miss. I've been able to find a lot of them imported, or substitute suitable locally made products. I've found little Indian cheese crackers my kids like just as much … [Read more...]