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Are You A Frugal Bon Vivant?
30Jun2009 Filed under: life Author: poweredbytofu
I’m super excited about a new project I’ve been working on called the Frugal Bon Vivant: Enjoying the good life — on a budget. (You may have already noticed the Deals RSS over on my side bar.) Anyway, I’ve always been good at finding deals, so I’ve combined that with my approach to frugal living. I’ve posted a few travel & shopping deals in the past on this blog, but I thought it would be less confusing to just launch a seperate project.
What - you ask - is a frugal bon vivant?
Frugal fru·gal \?frü-g?l\ adjective : economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful (synonyms: thrifty)Bon Vivant bon vi·vant \?bän-v?-?vänt\ noun : a person who lives luxuriously and enjoys good food and drink. (synonyms: epicurean, foodie, libertine, connoisseur)
The best things in life might not always be free, but they can usually be gotten at a bargain. The Frugal Bon Vivant serves up deals, promo codes, how-tos, and tips on enjoying the good life on a budget. Frugal living since 1981.
There’s my “elevator pitch” so head on over to the Frugal-BonVivant.com and check it out! I’ve scoured the web for deals, so you don’t have to. I’ll be doing a giveaway next week, but shhhh! you didn’t hear it from me. ;)
A few hot deals:
- Buy One, Get One Free at Jamba Juice – expires July 12
- FREE 12oz Drink at The Coffee Bean – July 1
- FREE Quart of Paint from Glidden (seriously, go pick your color!)
- Fly to Canada – Buy One Get One Free
- Tags: deals, free, frugal bon vivant, promo codes, shopping, Travel
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Hey remember that time I had a quarter-life crisis, quit my job, and traveled around the world for a year? Hey remember that other time the economy tanked and I spent almost a year looking for a new job? Hey remember that time I made banana and Nutella crepes for breakfast?I probably blogged about it yeah?
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30 Before Thirty List
1.2. Visit Iceland
3. Run a half-marathon
4. Attend a cooking class
5. Carve out a stellar mini home office
6. Go raw for 1 week or do a cleanse
7. Start strength training
8. Learn to ride my bike outside with my cycling
shoes [without falling over]
9. Go to 1 new restaurant (or coffee shop) per week 52 in total
10.
11. Learn the Pincha Mayurasana yoga pose
12.
13. Go actual backpacking
14. Take a silver jewelry class
15. Road trip Hwy 101 southbound
16. Try a new class that isn't 'my style': belly dancing or zumba
17. Ask 12 people their favorite book and read it
18. Try kiteboarding
19. Volunteer again
20. Get a car, scooter or new bicycle
21. Visit a spa for a whole day or do a yoga/spa vacay
22. Eat [hyper] local for one week
23. Cook a 5-course meal, have a dinner party
24. Buy awesome matching lingerie
25. Start a grown-up alcohol collection/declare a signature drink
26. Buy a little black dress
27. Visit all 30 breweries in Portland
28. Ask a guy out
29. --- add later
30. --- add later
Jaun Millalonco
July 1st, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Excellent YouTube post ! thanks for sharing. I’ll be adding your blog to my reader.
Juan
Presso
July 2nd, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Hey! – Just looking around and found this blog. Makes a Thursday search enjoyable with my coffee :-)
Neil
July 22nd, 2009 at 7:27 am
Love the post! I have a good grasp on the bon vivant, but I am now working on the frugal part. Example, I have discovered 3 or 4 wines under $15 that I enjoy as much or more than the $45+ bottles I used to enjoy regularly. That saves me about $100/week and life is still great!