Pecuniarities

We were first introduced to open source software in 2005 by a cousin who works in the computer industry. He told us there was a group of people who believed that computer software should be available to anyone who wanted or needed it to freely use, develop and share, and that people had developed completely [...]

In modern times where the spending of money is oftentimes equated with power and status, the word “frugal” or “frugality” seems to carry an almost negative connotation and be associated with stinginess or miserliness (if you look it up in a thesaurus). However, if we go back to the actual definition and etymology (origins) of [...]

These days, most companies (including banks and utility companies) have websites and online payment options. Those that don’t often accept payments by phone. If you are still using snail mail to pay your bills each month, you could be saving $60 or more, depending your number of bills, each year by switching to payments by [...]

About This Blog  >>  More About Us  >>  Ludwig and Wolfgang  >>  Our Shop We (2 sisters, ages 27 and 28 as of this writing) were born in San Francisco, CA, grew up in Japan, Taiwan and Hawaii where we lived for 16 years until after graduating from college. One of us has a B.A. in Vocal Music Performance and the [...]

Each time I have gone to the grocery store (every 2-4 weeks) in the past few months, prices have been higher than my previous visit. For two consecutive months, our propane company has raised the cost of propane – first from $2.58 per gallon, to $3.10 2 months ago, to $3.32 this month. Our cable [...]

 About This Blog  >>  More About Us  >>  Ludwig and Wolfgang  >>  Our Shop We are 2 sisters in our mid-late twenties who discovered the concept of frugality several years ago when we quit our full-time jobs in Hawaii where good employment is scarce, and moved to California in search of a way of life that would allow us to work [...]