What is about frugal people that means they always seem to stay the course? What are the frugal secrets they keep to themselves that they use to stay frugal and love their lives? I mean, when you talk to people they make it sound so easy. Just spend less than you earn and save the […]
My Top 10 Ideas For The Best Frugal Life
Do you ever get to the point where you do things on autopilot, without thinking? That’s me and frugal life and I love it. I’ve been frugal for such a long time that the things I do seem totally normal to me. What I often forget is that they are not always normal to other […]
How To Stay Frugal And Avoid Temptations
How to stay frugal not just now but next month, next year, next decade? How do you avoid the temptation to increase your spending a little bit once you’ve got your money sussed? We need to start at the beginning. Why are you frugal or trying to be frugal? Perhaps you have become frugal because […]
109 Of The Best Cheap 5 Ingredient (Or Less) Recipes
When money is tight and time is at a premium there is nothing better than having some fast easy recipes with few ingredients that you can rustle up without thinking. Your food budget is the one area you can cut, cut and cut some more when times are hard. But to do so successfully you […]
How To Build A Stockpile Quickly
I’ve written before about how to stockpile food on a budget, where the focus is on building a pantry store over a few months to keep prices low. When difficult times happen though, and you don’t already have one, it pays to build a food stockpile quickly. That way you know you can feed your […]
10 Super Easy Frugal Living Ideas To Save Money
You don’t have to be a tightwad or a zealot to follow frugal living ideas and you don’t even have to call yourself frugal. Frugal living ideas are for everyone who wants to save some money. Saving money can be hard when you are used to spending, especially when those around you are continuing to […]
9 Daily Habits Of Frugal People You Should Adopt
If you want to be frugal then you can do no better than to adopt daily frugal habits to make life easier. Why daily you might ask? Because having daily frugal habits to save money means you get to the point where saving money does not require you to think about it. You are on […]
15 Things We Gladly Gave Up To Become Mortgage Free
Aiming to become mortgage free? Cutting these 15 expenses will help you shave years off your mortgage A mortgage is usually the biggest financial debt you’ll ever have. When you buy your first house you are full of excitement and dreams about making that house your perfect home. A year or two down the line […]
18 Fundamental Items In My Frugal Home You Need To Have
Frugal Living Mini Series Part 4 If you want your home to be a fabulously frugal home what key things do you need in order to make the frugal magic happen? I’m a frugal girl and have been for a very long time although I didn’t start out that way. I try to stretch my […]
The 3 Biggest Mistakes People Make Trying To Be Frugal
I hate it when I hear from people who have given it their all in their quest to try to be frugal and for various reasons it didn’t work. They are left with a feeling of complete failure which is awful. If you fail at something, it makes it doubly hard to try again doesn’t […]