Perhaps that was because I had a very expensive March, and I just didn’t have the heart to write about being frugal while spending like I did.

It started off with a vacation to Rome during the last week of February. Much of it (airfare) was already paid, and as I wrote in a previous post, the vacation was done rather inexpensively. So not much harm done there.

But then Apple refreshed their iMac line, and I had been waiting for just that to upgrade my aging Mac mini. So I took the plunge.

And at the same time, a designer knockoff lamp I had been eyeing at Structube went on sale. I couldn’t resist.

So March turned out to be an expensive month. But the lamp finally pushed me over the edge, and now I’m buckling down. No more leisurely spending. Only necessary purchases for the entire month of April. And to search for new creative ways to save a few dollars.

My goal for April is to post as often as possible, to keep the creatively frugal juices flowing.