The Joyful Frugalista, Author at The Joyful Frugalista

Joyful Giving: more jigsaw karma

This year, I’ve really delved into my love of jigsaw puzzles. Rather than hoarding completed puzzles in my cupboard, I gift them on.

One of my minimalist friends is moving, so she wants less rather than more stuff. Respecting that, I gave her a few small things .

What do you do with glass jars? I wash mine and either make jams or gift them on – in this case to The Food Co-op, Canberra.

I love picking plums in summer – and it was lovely to have the opportunity to pick some plums from the backyard of someone in my community.

Holidays and summer – perfect time for cleaning. We upgraded to a new vacuum cleaner and gave away the old one on Buy Nothing.

CDs – remember those? While cleaning out I found a pile beneath our bed and gifted them to a DJ friend. Such memories!

How do you enjoy your summer break? I like to read, and it turns out so does one of my friendsd and podcast guests.

I gave away some odd things sitting around that I thought I *might* use one day – like for craft projects or cooking.

Good friends are those who are there for each other. I enjoyed catching up with my friend Erna aka @simplycheecky and managed to gift a bit.

Christmas is sold as a time of joyful giving, but it’s not so joyful for eveyrone. And the giving tradition can lead to debt.