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A minor failure yesterday --

I took my daughter to a school audition and didn't properly plan ahead.  I got caught as a captive audience in a situation where she was going to go a long time without food, in addition to the nerves of the audition.  I didn't feel right about that, so I bought her a $2 bag of chips.

Not a big deal, but in the interest of full disclosure (and the fact that I caused it by not being prepared), I thought I'd mention it.

Was that the cheapest bag of chips you could possibly get?

My parents were generally unwise consumers and bought brand named things generally.

Black and white here.  And a lot of it was just as good.   Generic products generally are just as good as their name brand counterparts.   The only exceptions are Oreo cookies, Tide laundry detergent, and Haagen Daaz ice cream.   Nothing generic beats those brands.

It was black and white by me, but I think it was pretty short lived with only about a year or two later the "generic" was replaced with store brand. 

You guys should be old enough to remember this stuff from the '80s.  Out here in NorCal, it was black print on a yellow label, but I've heard that in some regions it was black-on-white.

Did any of your parents buy these products when you were young?

A minor failure yesterday --

I took my daughter to a school audition and didn't properly plan ahead.  I got caught as a captive audience in a situation where she was going to go a long time without food, in addition to the nerves of the audition.  I didn't feel right about that, so I bought her a $2 bag of chips.

Not a big deal, but in the interest of full disclosure (and the fact that I caused it by not being prepared), I thought I'd mention it.

This movie boils down to this idea that if you live an honest and good life, even the most mundane existence can be extraordinary.  I found peace in that.

I just heard again tonight the Eagles song "Love Will Keep Us Alive" (co-written by Jim Capaldi and Paul Carrack).

The ethos of that song just immediately drew me back to this film.

I have filed my taxes.

I always do it in February.  ...not specifically tied to Frugal February, but when you're thinking about money, doing taxes just makes sense.   I will use my refund towards a Roth IRA.

If you've evaluated your bills and switched to a service that keeps you happy, and saves you $42 a month, I'd say that's successful.

Indeed it is.   We're getting the same exact services for $42 per month less.   Normally, we'd find other ways to spend that money, but for the purpose of Frugal February, we're going to deposit $42 into our savings account.

If you've evaluated your bills and switched to a service that keeps you happy, and saves you $42 a month, I'd say that's successful.