After 5 years of loyal service my hubby’s laptop has gone to the Great Gig(abyte) in the Sky…and just what does that have to do with thrifty man makes? Well, as the hubs cannot function without a computer – and he’s not allowed anywhere near mine – the money set aside for his mini-holiday-birthday-extravaganza went straight into a fancy-schmancy-new-computer. I was commanded not to spend any money on b-day gifts – he claimed his froufrou new laptop was more than enough – but come on…everyone needs prezzies to open their birthday! So, I sneakily created these beauties without spending a penny:
8 completely free yet totally awesome gifts that actually brought a wee tear to his eye!
onto the how-to’s:
See that cutie-patootie up there? That’s my hubby, eons ago, on his first day of school. In Germany it’s traditional to give the kiddos a Zuckertüte – sugarbag (nowadays called a Schultüte – schoolbag) on the first day of school. It’s simply a colourful cardboard cone filled with sweets, trinkets and neat back to school supplies. Another popular German tradition? (at least in our house) 
Sunday waffles - made by daddy
a groovy patchwork leather purse…just what I had been looking for to mate with the leftovers from my 
Omorfi! In addition to my phenomenal view I also had an amazing adopted Yaya (grandma) who was constantly stuffing me full of delicious Greek delicacies. I’d join her in the kitchen, when she’d allow it, in an attempt to learn some of her culinary secrets…
and so without further ado, here’s my teensy-bit-lower-fat version of Yaya’s Moussaka
cute-up some plain shirts…
Success? I think so. Cheap? Oh, most definitely. Easy? As pie my lovelies!
What does a delightful new dress need? A pair of splendid new-to-you shoes! Alluring 
