Camping
Ryobi tools are Great!
Ryobi tools really make my life easier. Over the years I’ve purchased everything from drills, saws to lawn mowers and weed whackers. I’ve always been happy with the purchases. I have and use: drills, impact […]
Articles by Richard Mercier
Camping
Reviews
West Bend Pizza Oven
West Bend Pizza Oven The West Bend pizza oven is the best electric oven I’ve ever used. It has a control switch on top that lets you pick the heating element. The switch selects between […]
Vanlife
Nomads Must be Stealthy!
Nomads must be stealthy or get the knock. If your vehicle looks like you’re sleeping in it the police will knock. You can’t call attention to your vehicle. You must look like you belong. It’s […]
Geocaching
Geocaching cheap and fun
Geocaching is great fun. You get outside and hunt for treasures. This is an activity you can do with friends and family. It’s easy, all you need is a phone. All smart phones will work […]
Frugal News
Frugal Way News for 7/26/25
Have you noticed the newly homeless people! Many people are on YouTube now explaining their plight. Seems like every day I see a new video of a woman living in a car. They start out […]
Health
Eyeglasses Buy Online and Save
Save money and buy glasses online. When you go to the eye doctor or eyeglasses store and you get a prescription for new glasses. Take the prescription and leave! They will tell you “We have […]
Homestead
Lysol bowl cleaner works
Lysol bowl cleaner just works. Other don’t come close to working. I’ve used all kinds of bowl cleaners, but I always go back to Lysol. The active ingredient in Lysol is 9.5% Hydrochloric Acid, it […]
Ways to Save
Coffee is too expensive!
Coffee prices are shockingly expensive. Coffee is our favorite drink. Now it is so expensive we have to think about buying it. Paying that much money for coffee is hard to justify. Is it really […]
Ways to Save
Find a good mechanic and save
Eventually everything breaks! Find a good reliable mechanic / repair person before you need one. We had an alternator breakdown in my daughter’s van. Usually, I would do the repairs, but this was going to […]
Frugal News
Frugal Way Daily News
Homeless folks are everywhere now. Have you noticed how many newly homeless folks there are on YouTube now. Seems like every day I see a new video of a woman living in a car. There […]